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TOPIK 5adjective

번잡하다

beonjapada [번자파다]

번잡해요 · 번잡했어요 · 번잡한 (+noun)

crowded and hectic, congested; complicated

Example

주말에는 시내가 너무 번잡해요.

Downtown is too crowded on weekends.

Word parts

번 bothersome잡 mixed

Literally 'bothersome and jumbled'.

Good to know

번잡하다 is negative (too hectic); 번화하다 is positive (lively, bustling).