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TOPIK 5verb

부상하다

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부상해요 · 부상했어요 · 부상할 거예요 · 부상한 (+noun)

to emerge, to rise (to prominence); to surface

Example

인공지능이 새로운 성장 산업으로 부상하고 있습니다.

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a new growth industry.

Word parts

부 float상 up

Literally 'float up' — rising to the surface and getting noticed.

Good to know

Homonym 부상 (負傷) means injury: 부상을 입다. Pattern for this sense: N(으)로 부상하다.