No. 9,540 in Korean
경쟁률이
"Competition rate" or "rate of competition."
In a sentence
이번 대학 입시에서 경쟁률이 매우 높습니다.
The competition rate is very high in this year's college entrance examinations.
Here, '경쟁률이' refers to the competition rate in terms of how many applicants are competing for a limited number of spots in universities.
그 신제품의 출시에는 경쟁률이 치열할 것으로 예상됩니다.
The launch of that new product is expected to have fierce competition.
In this sentence, '경쟁률이' describes the expected high level of competition among consumers or companies.
최근 인기 직업들에 경쟁률이 증가하고 있다.
Recently, the competition rate for popular jobs has been increasing.
Here, '경쟁률이' is used to indicate the level of demand versus supply for attaining popular job positions.
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