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TOPIK 4noun

폭락

pongnak [퐁낙]

폭락이 · 폭락을

crash, plunge (prices)

Example

주가 폭락으로 많은 투자자들이 돈을 잃었습니다.

Many investors lost money due to the stock crash.

Word parts

폭 violent락 fall

Literally 'violent fall' — the opposite of 폭등.

Good to know

Pronounced [퐁낙]: double nasalization of ㄱ and ㄹ.