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TOPIK 5noun

분기점

bungijeom [분기쩜]

분기점이 · 분기점을

turning point; junction, fork (in a road)

Example

그 경기는 그의 선수 생활에서 중요한 분기점이 됐어요.

That game became an important turning point in his career.

Word parts

분 divide기 fork점 point

Literally 'divide-fork point' — where one road splits into two.

Good to know

On highways, 분기점 (JC) is an interchange between expressways; homonym 분기 also means 'quarter (of a year)'.