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TOPIK 4noun

생태

saengtae

생태가 · 생태를

ecology, the way living things exist in their environment

Example

오염 때문에 강의 생태가 많이 바뀌었어요.

The river's ecology has changed a lot because of pollution.

Word parts

생 life태 state

Literally 'the state of life'.

Good to know

You'll most often meet it in 생태계 (ecosystem): 생태계를 보호하다 = to protect the ecosystem.