No. 19,304 in Korean
않으며
"않으며" means "while not doing" or "and does not."
In a sentence
그는 자리에 앉지 않으며 창밖을 바라보았다.
He did not sit down and looked out the window.
In this sentence, '않으며' connects two actions, indicating the simultaneous occurrence of not sitting and looking out the window.
그들은 문제를 해결하지 않으며 일을 더 어렵게 만들고 있다.
They are not solving the problem and making the work more difficult.
Here, '않으며' expresses the continuation of not solving the problem while performing another action.
그녀는 도움을 묻지 않으며 독립적으로 일을 처리하고 있다.
She does not ask for help and handles work independently.
In this case, '않으며' links two ideas, 'not asking for help' and 'handling work independently', indicating a contrast in her behavior.
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