분기

분기

"Quarter" or "division of a year."

Here, "분기" refers to a financial quarter, a division of the year into four parts.

회사는 2분기 동안 매출이 증가했다.

The company's sales increased during the second quarter.

In this sentence, "분기" is part of "분기점", meaning a branching point or a fork in a road or path.

기차는 매일 같은 분기점에서 노선을 바꾼다.

The train changes its course at the same fork every day.

Here, "분기" is used to denote a threshold or limit.

탄소 배출량이 한 분기를 넘어서면 환경 부담이 커진다.

If the carbon emissions surpass a certain limit, the environmental burden increases.