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TOPIK 6noun

인구절벽

ingujeolbyeok

인구절벽이 · 인구절벽을

population cliff, sharp population decline

Example

인구절벽으로 문을 닫는 학교가 늘고 있습니다.

More and more schools are closing because of the population cliff.

Word parts

인 person구 mouth절 cut off벽 wall

Literally 'population sheer cliff': numbers drop as if falling off a cliff.