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TOPIK 4noun

진화

jinhwa

진화가 · 진화를

putting out a fire, extinguishing

Example

소방관들이 두 시간 만에 불을 진화했습니다.

Firefighters put out the fire in two hours.

Word parts

진 suppress화 fire

Literally 'subduing the fire'; don't confuse with the homonym 진화 'evolution.'

Good to know

진화 is news language (화재가 진화됐다); in everyday speech say 불을 끄다.