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TOPIK 6noun

비정부기구

bijeongbugigu

비정부기구가 · 비정부기구를

non-governmental organization (NGO)

Example

여러 비정부기구가 난민들에게 식량을 지원했어요.

Several NGOs provided food to the refugees.

Word parts

비 non정 government부 office기 mechanism구 structure

Literally 'non-government organization', a direct translation of NGO.

Good to know

In speech, many Koreans simply say 엔지오 (NGO).