적응
The process of adjusting to new conditions, environments, or situations. It is often used in biology and psychology.
Examples
3 of 5기후 변화에 대한 적응 대책이 필요하다.
Adaptation measures for climate change are needed.
군 생활에 잘 적응하고 있어요?
Are you adjusting well to military life?
아이들은 새로운 학교에 빨리 적응합니다.
Children adapt quickly to new schools.
Word Family
Memory Tip
Jeok-eung sounds like 'Juggling' new tasks to fit in.
Quick Quiz
외국 생활에서 가장 힘든 것은 문화적 ____이었다.
Correct!
The correct answer is: 적응
Examples
기후 변화에 대한 적응 대책이 필요하다.
academicAdaptation measures for climate change are needed.
군 생활에 잘 적응하고 있어요?
informalAre you adjusting well to military life?
아이들은 새로운 학교에 빨리 적응합니다.
everydayChildren adapt quickly to new schools.
신입 사원의 적응 교육을 실시합니다.
businessWe are conducting adaptation training for new employees.
생물은 환경에 적응하며 진화한다.
formalLiving things evolve by adapting to their environment.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
적응이 빠르다
to be quick to adapt
적응을 못 하다
to be unable to adapt
적응 과정을 거치다
to go through an adaptation process
Often Confused With
Jo-jeol is making an external adjustment, while jeok-eung is an internal adjustment to a state.
Usage Notes
Commonly tested in IELTS Reading passages about biological evolution or migration.
Common Mistakes
Do not confuse with '적용' (application).
Memory Tip
Jeok-eung sounds like 'Juggling' new tasks to fit in.
Word Origin
From Sino-Korean 適應 (suit + respond).
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
외국 생활에서 가장 힘든 것은 문화적 ____이었다.
Correct!
The correct answer is: 적응
Related Vocabulary
More environment words
지속가능성
B1The quality of being able to continue over a long period of time, especially without depleting natural resources.
지속가능하다
B1Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level, especially without depleting natural resources or damaging the environment.
기후변화
B2A long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local, regional, and global climates.
조성하다
B2To create or foster an atmosphere, environment, or physical space. It can refer to building a physical park or creating a certain social mood.
분리하다
B1To separate or divide things that were together or combined.
보호하다
B1To keep safe from harm, injury, or loss; to guard or defend.
재활용
B1The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects; recycling.
생태계
B1A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
지속되다
B1To last or continue for a certain period of time without stopping or changing significantly.
식량
B1Food required for survival, especially in the context of supply, security, or resources for a population.
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