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TOPIK 6noun

파동

padong

파동이 · 파동을

wave, wave motion; fluctuation, shock

Example

소리는 공기를 통해 전달되는 파동입니다.

Sound is a wave carried through the air.

Word parts

파 wave동 move

Literally 'wave movement'.

Good to know

It's also used for economic shocks: 석유 파동 means 'the oil crisis'.