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TOPIK 4noun

인과 관계

ingwa gwangye

인과 관계가 · 인과 관계를

causal relationship, cause and effect

Example

흡연과 폐암 사이에는 인과 관계가 있습니다.

There is a causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer.

Word parts

인 cause과 fruit관 connect계 tie

Literally 'cause-and-fruit connection'.

Good to know

Don't confuse 인과 관계 (causation) with 상관관계 (correlation) in reading passages.