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TOPIK 6noun

추풍낙엽

chupungnagyeop [추풍나겹]

추풍낙엽이 · 추풍낙엽을

falling like leaves in autumn wind, collapsing in large numbers

Example

강한 상대 앞에서 선수들이 추풍낙엽처럼 쓰러졌어요.

Against a strong opponent, the players went down one after another like falling leaves.

Word parts

추 autumn풍 wind낙 fall엽 leaf

Literally 'leaves falling in the autumn wind.'

Good to know

Almost always used as 추풍낙엽처럼 with verbs like 쓰러지다 or 떨어지다.