No. 16,859 in Korean
살피며
"살피며" means "while examining" or "while looking closely."
In a sentence
주위를 살피며 친구를 찾았다.
Looking around, I found a friend.
In this sentence, '살피며' means observing or checking the surroundings in order to find something.
문제를 살피며 답을 결정했다.
Examining the issue, I decided on the answer.
Here, '살피며' describes the act of carefully inspecting or analyzing the problem to make a decision.
그는 상황을 살피며 행동했다.
He acted while assessing the situation.
In this example, '살피며' is used to mean evaluating the situation thoroughly before taking any action.
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