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TOPIK 6noun

산림파괴

sallimpagoe [살림파괴]

산림파괴가 · 산림파괴를

deforestation, forest destruction

Example

산림파괴는 기후위기를 더 심각하게 만듭니다.

Deforestation makes the climate crisis even more serious.

Word parts

산 mountain림 woods파 break괴 ruin

Literally 'mountain forest broken'.

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Pronounced [살림파괴]: ㄴ before ㄹ becomes ㄹ.