Korean word

확산

Pronunciation

Romanizationhwakssan

Meaning

  • nounspread

Example

SNS에서 확산이 빠릅니다.SNS e seo hwak ssa ni ppa reum ni da

Things spread quickly on social media.

Illustration for 확산 (spread)

More examples

방역 조치로 확산을 어느 정도 막았다.pang yeok cho chi ro hwak ssa neul eo neu cheong do ma gat tta

Public health measures stopped the spread to some extent.

Core concept

A gradual widening of reach from a limited area to a larger one.

Common phrases

  • 확산 방지hwak ssan pang ji

    spread prevention

  • 확산 속도hwak ssan sok tto

    spread rate

  • 확산 경로hwak ssan kyeong no

    spread route

Similar words

퍼짐peojim: The natural spread of things or information among people or places close by.
전파cheonpa: The travel of waves or signals through space or another medium from their source.
유포yupo: The distribution of news or rumors to many people so that the information reaches them.
전염cheonyeom: The spread of a disease or germ between people through contact or shared objects.

Definition in Korean

어떤 것이 일정한 범위에서 점차 더 넓은 사람이나 장소로 퍼져나가는 상태나 과정eo tteon keo si il jeong han peo mwi e seo cheom cha teo neol beun sa ra mi na chang so ro peo jeo na ga neun sang tae na kwa jeong

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound combines meanings related to expansion and scattering, which gives it the sense of something reaching more widely.

Usage tips

  • This noun is especially useful for discussing how news, information, or trends reach more people in formal contexts.

Opposites

Related words

  • 확산하다hwakssanhadaspreadverb
  • 확산시키다hwakssansikidacause to spreadverb
  • 확산세hwakssansespread momentumnoun

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