열악하다
To be of poor quality, inadequate, or in a very bad state, often describing conditions or environments.
Exemples
3 sur 5열악한 주거 환경이 건강을 해친다.
Poor housing conditions damage health.
상황이 너무 열악해서 일을 계속할 수 없어요.
The conditions are so poor that I can't continue working.
많은 학생들이 열악한 시설에서 공부하고 있다.
Many students are studying in inadequate facilities.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Yeol-ak' sounding like 'Yell' + 'Ache' because the conditions are so bad you yell in ache.
Quiz rapide
이 공장은 시설이 너무 ____ 안전 사고의 위험이 있다.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : 열악하여
Exemples
열악한 주거 환경이 건강을 해친다.
formalPoor housing conditions damage health.
상황이 너무 열악해서 일을 계속할 수 없어요.
everydayThe conditions are so poor that I can't continue working.
많은 학생들이 열악한 시설에서 공부하고 있다.
academicMany students are studying in inadequate facilities.
경제적으로 열악한 계층을 도와야 합니다.
businessWe must help the economically disadvantaged classes.
여긴 너무 열악한데?
informalThe conditions here are really poor, aren't they?
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
열악한 환경
poor environment
매우 열악하다
be very poor/inadequate
열악한 상태
poor state
Souvent confondu avec
열악하다 is more formal and specifically refers to conditions or quality being below standard.
Notes d'usage
Commonly used in news reports or social science essays to describe systemic issues.
Erreurs courantes
Learners might use '열악하다' to describe a person's personality, which is incorrect; it's for conditions or environments.
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Yeol-ak' sounding like 'Yell' + 'Ache' because the conditions are so bad you yell in ache.
Origine du mot
From Hanja 劣惡, meaning 'inferior' and 'bad'.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
이 공장은 시설이 너무 ____ 안전 사고의 위험이 있다.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : 열악하여
Vocabulaire associé
Plus de mots sur social issues
완화하다
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타협
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결속하다
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대처하다
B2To take action or deal with a difficult situation or problem effectively. It implies responding to a challenge or crisis with a specific strategy.
배타적
B2Tending to exclude others or not being open to outside influence. It describes an attitude or system that is closed and defensive against 'others'.
근절하다
B2To completely eliminate or uproot a bad habit, social evil, or problem so that it does not occur again.
우려하다
B1To worry about, be concerned about, or feel apprehensive about something negative potentially happening.
유입되다
B1To flow in, enter, or be introduced (often used for population, capital, information, or liquids).
방치하다
B1To leave something alone or neglect it without taking care of or dealing with it.
대중
B1The general public or a large group of ordinary people in society. It often refers to people as consumers of media, culture, or politics.
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