전파

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전파가 · 전파를

spread, propagation, dissemination

Example

SNS를 통해 소식이 빠르게 전파되었어요.

The news spread quickly through social media.

Word parts

전 pass on파 sow

Literally 'passing on and sowing'.

Good to know

Homonym: 전파 (電波) means 'radio waves', as in 전파가 약하다.

jeonpa

전파가 · 전파를

radio wave, electromagnetic wave

Example

산속에서는 전파가 약해서 휴대폰이 잘 안 돼요.

In the mountains, the signal is weak, so cell phones don't work well.

Word parts

전 electric파 wave

Literally 'electric wave'.

Good to know

Homonym 전파 傳播 means 'spread, propagation', as in 바이러스 전파; context tells them apart.