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TOPIK 3noun

포기

pogi

포기가 · 포기를

giving up, abandonment

Example

공부가 힘들어도 중간에 포기하지 마세요.

Even if studying gets hard, don't give up halfway.

Word parts

포 throw기 discard

Literally 'throw away and discard'.

Good to know

A different native word 포기 counts heads of cabbage: 배추 한 포기.