No. 3,857 in Korean
않으면서
"않으면서" means "while not doing" or "without doing."
In a sentence
그는 아무 노력도 하지 않으면서 결과를 원했다.
He wanted results while making no effort.
Here '않으면서' is used to indicate an action not being performed ('하지 않으면서' = 'while not doing').
우리는 서로 다투지 않으면서 문제를 해결해야 합니다.
We need to solve the problem without fighting each other.
In this sentence, '않으면서' describes refraining from an action ('다투지 않으면서' = 'while not fighting').
그는 거짓말 하지 않으면서도 사실을 숨겼다.
He hid the truth without lying.
Here, '않으면서도' is used with '면서도' to add emphasis to the non-performance of an action ('하지 않으면서도' = 'while not lying').
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