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No. 2,574 in Korean

보면서

"While looking" or "while watching."

In a sentence

  • 저는 영화를 보면서 팝콘을 먹었습니다.

    I ate popcorn while watching a movie.

    Here, '보면서' indicates a simultaneous action of watching and eating, due to '면서', which connects two concurrent actions.

  • 책을 보면서 이해하려고 노력했습니다.

    I tried to understand while reading the book.

    In this context, '보면서' connects the acts of looking through (reading) a book and striving to understand, showing simultaneous effort.

  • 그림을 보면서 느낀 감정을 적어 보세요.

    Please write down the emotions you feel while looking at the picture.

    Here, '보면서' links observing a picture and reflecting on one's emotions simultaneously.

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