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TOPIK 6noun

지평

jipyeong

지평이 · 지평을

horizon; scope, new frontier

Example

그 연구는 과학의 새로운 지평을 열었어요.

That research opened new horizons for science.

Word parts

지 earth평 flat

Literally 'flat earth': where the land meets the sky; 지평선 is the horizon line.

Good to know

Common collocation: 새로운 지평을 열다, 'to open new horizons.'