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TOPIK 5noun

쟁점화

jaengjeomhwa [쟁쩜화]

쟁점화가 · 쟁점화를

making something a point of contention, politicization (of an issue)

Example

야당은 이 문제의 쟁점화를 시도하고 있습니다.

The opposition party is trying to turn this issue into a point of contention.

Word parts

쟁 dispute점 point화 become

-화 = '-ization, becoming': 쟁점화, 정상화, 세계화, 현대화.

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Pronounced [쟁쩜화]; usually as a verb: 쟁점화되다 'to become an issue', 쟁점화하다 'to make it an issue'.