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TOPIK 3adverb

쌩쌩

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쌩쌩 + 불다 / 달리다

whooshing (strong wind); zooming past (cars)

Example

밖에 찬 바람이 쌩쌩 불어요.

A cold wind is whooshing outside.

Word parts

Both 의성어 and 의태어: the whoosh of a strong wind or of something racing past, as in 차들이 쌩쌩 달려요.

Good to know

Casual 쌩쌩하다 means 'fresh, full of energy': 푹 자서 쌩쌩해요.