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TOPIK 5noun

휴전

hyujeon

휴전이 · 휴전을

ceasefire, truce, armistice

Example

한국 전쟁은 1953년에 휴전으로 멈췄어요.

The Korean War stopped with a ceasefire in 1953.

Word parts

휴 rest전 war

Literally 'resting the war'.

Good to know

Korea's border is called 휴전선 'the ceasefire line' because the war never officially ended.