TOPIK · Level 244
15 words
Korean word
조직
Pronunciation
Romanizationchojik
Meaning
- nounorganizational structure
Example
그 회사의 조직은 유연하다.keu hoe sa ui cho ji geun yu yeon ha da
The company's organizational structure is flexible.
More examples
지난달에 조직 개편이 있었다.chi nan da re cho jik kae pyeo ni i sseot tta
There was an organizational restructuring last month.
Core concept
A coordinated framework in which people, departments, or functions have separate roles and stay linked toward a shared purpose.
Common phrases
조직 구성cho jik ku seong
organizational structure
조직 문화cho jik mun hwa
organizational culture
조직 개편cho jik kae pyeon
organizational restructuring
Similar words
회사hoesa: A business where people share roles and work together to earn money.
부서puseo: A workplace division whose staff handle a particular kind of work.
팀tim: A small group that works together toward the same goal with shared roles.
단체tanche: An organized body of people joined by a common purpose or activity.
Definition in Korean
공통의 목적을 위해 사람·부서·기능이 역할과 규칙으로 나뉘어 서로 연결된 집단이나 그 내부의 체계kong tong ui mok jjeo geul wi hae sa ram pu seo ki neung i yeo kal gwa kyu chi geu ro na nwi eo seo ro yeon gyeol doen chip tta ni na keu nae bu ui che gye
Word origin
The Sino-Korean word is based on Chinese characters associated with grouping and weaving, evoking separate parts joined into a working whole.
Usage tips
- For TOPIK reading, connect this word with the planned setup of a company or public institution, not simply any group of people.
Other meanings
- organizationnoun
Opposites
- 무질서mujilseodisordernoun
- 해체haechedissolutionnoun
Related words
- 조직화chojikwaorganizationnoun
- 조직적chojikjjeokorganizationaladjective
- 조직원chojigwonmember of an organizationnoun