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TOPIK 5noun

후진국

hujinguk

후진국이 · 후진국을

underdeveloped country, backward country

Example

그 나라는 수십 년 만에 후진국에서 선진국이 되었습니다.

In a few decades, that country went from underdeveloped to developed.

Word parts

후 behind진 advance국 country

Literally 'country advancing behind'.

Good to know

후진국 can sound condescending; 개발 도상국 is the neutral term for 'developing country'.