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TOPIK 4noun

탄소 중립

tanso jungnip [탄소 중닙]

탄소 중립이 · 탄소 중립을

carbon neutrality

Example

정부는 2050년까지 탄소 중립을 이루겠다고 발표했습니다.

The government announced it will achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Word parts

탄 charcoal소 element중 middle립 stand

탄소 'carbon' plus 중립 'neutrality', literally 'standing in the middle'.

Good to know

중립 is pronounced [중닙]: ㄹ becomes ㄴ after the ㅇ batchim.