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TOPIK 3noun

문화 충격

munhwa chunggyeok

문화 충격이 · 문화 충격을

culture shock

Example

한국에 처음 왔을 때 문화 충격을 받았어요.

When I first came to Korea, I experienced culture shock.

Word parts

문 writing화 transform충 collide격 strike

A direct translation of English 'culture shock': 문화 'culture' + 충격 'shock'.

Good to know

The usual verb is 받다: 문화 충격을 받다, 'to experience culture shock'.