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TOPIK 4noun

발전기

baljeongi [발쩐기]

발전기가 · 발전기를

generator

Example

정전이 되자 병원에서 바로 발전기를 돌렸어요.

When the power went out, the hospital started its generator right away.

Word parts

발 emit전 electric기 machine

Literally 'machine that puts out electricity'.

Good to know

Don't confuse 발전 'power generation' with 발전 'development', as in 경제 발전.