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TOPIK 5noun

분별력

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분별력이 · 분별력을

discernment, good judgment, good sense

Example

어린아이는 아직 옳고 그름에 대한 분별력이 부족해요.

Young children still lack the judgment to tell right from wrong.

Word parts

분 divide별 distinguish력 power

Literally 'the power to tell things apart'; -력 = ability: 판단력, 적응력.