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TOPIK 3noun

발달

baldal [발딸]

발달이 · 발달을

development, growth, advancement

Example

인터넷의 발달로 생활이 많이 편해졌어요.

Thanks to the development of the internet, life has become much easier.

Word parts

발 start, emit달 reach

Literally 'set out and reach' a higher stage.

Good to know

Pronounced [발딸]; 발달 is natural growth (body, technology), while 발전 stresses progress toward a better state.