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TOPIK 5verb

비약하다

biyakada [비야카다]

비약해요 · 비약했어요 · 비약할 거예요 · 비약하세요

to make a leap (in progress); to jump (in logic)

Example

그 주장은 논리가 너무 비약해서 설득력이 없어요.

That argument makes too big a logical leap to be convincing.

Word parts

비 fly약 leap

Literally 'fly and leap.'

Good to know

Positive in 비약적 발전 'dramatic progress' but negative in 논리의 비약 'a leap in logic.'