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TOPIK 4noun

편입

pyeonip [펴닙]

편입이 · 편입을

transfer (into a university), transfer admission

Example

그는 다른 대학교로 편입을 준비하고 있어요.

He's preparing to transfer to another university.

Word parts

편 arrange입 enter

Literally 'arranged into' — joining a school partway through.

Good to know

편입 is for colleges; for elementary through high school, use 전학.