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TOPIK 5noun

자급자족

jageupjajok [자급짜족]

자급자족이 · 자급자족을

self-sufficiency

Example

이 마을 사람들은 필요한 채소를 자급자족하고 있어요.

The people in this village grow all the vegetables they need themselves.

Word parts

자 self급 supply자 self족 sufficient

Literally 'supply yourself, satisfy yourself.'