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TOPIK 4noun

학벌

hakbeol [학뻘]

학벌이 · 학벌을

academic pedigree (prestige of one's school); academic elitism

Example

한국 사회에서는 아직도 학벌을 중요하게 여겨요.

Korean society still places a lot of weight on which school you went to.

Word parts

학 learn벌 clique

Literally 'school clique'.

Good to know

학력 is how far you studied; 학벌 is how prestigious your school was.