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TOPIK 4noun

취업난

chwieomnan [취엄난]

취업난이 · 취업난을

job shortage, difficulty finding work

Example

청년들의 취업난이 점점 심해지고 있어요.

Young people are having a harder and harder time finding jobs.

Word parts

취 take up업 work난 difficulty

Literally 'job-getting difficulty'; -난 = shortage or crisis: 취업난, 주택난.

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Pronounced [취엄난] — ㅂ becomes ㅁ before ㄴ.