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TOPIK 5noun

밀접 접촉자

miljeop jeopchokja [밀쩝 접촉짜]

밀접 접촉자가 · 밀접 접촉자를

close contact (of an infected person)

Example

밀접 접촉자로 분류돼서 검사를 받았어요.

I was classified as a close contact, so I got tested.

Word parts

밀 dense, close접 connect접 connect촉 touch자 person

密接 'close' + 接觸 'contact' + 者 'person'.

Good to know

Pronounced [밀쩝 접촉짜]. Health authorities use it: 밀접 접촉자로 분류되다 'to be classified as a close contact'.