No. 7,209 in Korean
줄고
"줄고" means "decreasing" or "diminishing."
In a sentence
사람들이 공원에서 뛰는 시간이 줄고 있어요.
The time people spend running in the park is decreasing.
Here, '줄고' indicates a decrease in the amount of time that is spent on an activity, specifically running in the park.
비가 그친 이후로 하천의 물이 줄고 있습니다.
After the rain stopped, the water level in the stream has been dropping.
In this instance, '줄고' refers to a reduction in quantity, namely the water level of the stream.
요즘은 사용되지 않는 단어가 점점 줄고 있어요.
Nowadays, unused words are gradually disappearing.
Here, '줄고' is applied to indicate a decrease in the presence or occurrence of unused words.
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