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What does 공부쟁이 mean? My friend and I were talking and she said this to me. I know that 공부 means study. I'm not sure what 쟁이 means, though.

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-쟁이 : 그것이 나타내는 속성을 많이 가진 사람 '공부쟁이 = 공부를 많이 하는 사람' 정도가 되겠네요. 말썽쟁이 = 말썽을 잘 부리는 사람 고집쟁이 = 고집을 잘 부리는 사람 때쟁이 = 때를 잘 쓰는 사람
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Take it as a compliment. It means exactly what Andrew wrote 공부를 많이 하는 사람. The closest word I can think of in English is a bookworm. You obviously study a lot. :)
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'공부쟁이' 보다는 '공부벌레'가 더 알려진 표현입니다. "The Paper Chase"라는 영화를 한국에서는 "하버드대학의 공부벌레"라고 번역하였지요.

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