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TOPIK 6noun

집단면역

jipdanmyeonyeok [집딴며녁]

집단면역이 · 집단면역을

herd immunity

Example

인구의 70% 이상이 백신을 맞아야 집단면역이 생깁니다.

More than 70% of the population must be vaccinated for herd immunity to form.

Word parts

집 gather단 group면 avoid역 epidemic

Literally 'group escape from epidemics.'

Good to know

Pronounced [집딴며녁].