No. 19,684 in Korean
엄혹한
Strict, harsh, or severe.
In a sentence
이 지역은 겨울 동안 매우 엄혹한 날씨를 경험합니다.
This region experiences very harsh weather during winter.
In this sentence, '엄혹한' is used to describe the extreme and severe nature of the weather.
전 세계적인 경제 상황이 엄혹한 도전에 직면하고 있습니다.
The global economic situation is facing harsh challenges.
Here, '엄혹한' is applied to describe the significant and difficult nature of the challenges.
그들은 엄혹한 환경에서도 긍정적으로 살아갑니다.
They live positively even in harsh conditions.
In this case, '엄혹한' depicts the adverse and challenging conditions in which they are living.
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