No. 13,828 in Korean
막으면서
"막으면서" means "while blocking" or "while preventing."
In a sentence
그는 길을 막으면서 자동차를 세웠다.
He blocked the road while stopping the car.
Here, '막으면서' is used to describe the act of blocking (막다) the road as an action occurring simultaneously with stopping the car.
문을 막으면서 바람이 들어오지 못하게 했다.
I blocked the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
In this sentence, '막으면서' indicates the action of blocking (막다) the door, which was performed simultaneously as preventing the wind.
손으로 귀를 막으면서 시끄러운 소음을 피했다.
I covered my ears to avoid the loud noise.
The usage of '막으면서' here illustrates the action of covering (막다) the ears, paired simultaneously with avoiding the noise.
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