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TOPIK 5noun

외환

oehwan

외환이 · 외환을

foreign exchange, foreign currency

Example

정부는 외환 시장을 안정시키려고 노력했어요.

The government worked to stabilize the foreign exchange market.

Word parts

외 outside환 exchange

Short for 외국환 'foreign exchange'; 외환 위기 recalls Korea's 1997 financial crisis.