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TOPIK 5noun

상부상조

sangbusangjo

상부상조가 · 상부상조를

mutual aid, helping one another

Example

옛날 마을 사람들은 서로 상부상조하며 살았어요.

In the old days, villagers lived by helping one another.

Word parts

상 mutual부 support상 mutual조 help

Literally 'support each other, help each other.'

Good to know

품앗이 and 두레, traditional farm labor-sharing, are classic Korean examples of 상부상조.