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TOPIK 6noun

창작열

changjangnyeol [창장녈]

창작열이 · 창작열을

creative passion, zeal for creating

Example

그 작가는 나이가 들어도 창작열이 식지 않았어요.

That writer's creative passion didn't cool even as he grew older.

Word parts

창 create작 make열 heat, zeal

-열 = fever for something: 창작열, 교육열, 학구열.

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Pronounced [창장녈]: an ㄴ sound is added before 열, then ㄱ nasalizes to ㅇ.