🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

친환경적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chinhwangyeongjeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Eco-friendly/ˈiː.koʊˌfrɛnd.li/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 친환경적인 제품을 선호합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not harmful to the environment.

    "We are looking for eco-friendly cleaning products for the office."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern portmanteau combining 'eco-', derived from the Greek 'oikos' meaning house or environment, and 'friendly', from Old English 'freond' meaning loving or helpful. Emerging in the late 20th century alongside the rise of the global environmental movement, it describes products and practices designed to minimize ecological damage.

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