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TOPIK 4adverb

혹은

hogeun [호근]

A 혹은 B (formal) · A 또는 B · A(이)나 B (casual)

or, or else; sometimes

Example

신청서는 이메일 혹은 우편으로 보내 주세요.

Please send the application by email or by mail.

Word parts

혹 perhaps, some

혹 'perhaps, some' + -은; also seen in 혹시 'by any chance'.