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TOPIK 6noun

학벌주의

hakbeoljuui [학뻘주이]

학벌주의가 · 학벌주의를

academic elitism, judging people by their school background

Example

한국 사회의 학벌주의는 입시 경쟁을 더 심하게 만들어요.

Korean society's obsession with school pedigree makes entrance exam competition even fiercer.

Word parts

학 study벌 clique주 main의 principle

학벌 is one's school pedigree, i.e. which university one graduated from.