No. 2,232 in Korean
채로
"채로" means "as it is" or "while still in its state."
In a sentence
문을 열어둔 채로 잠을 잤다.
I slept with the door left open.
In this sentence, '채로' is used to indicate the state or condition in which an action is performed. Here, it expresses that the door was in an 'open state' during sleeping.
신발을 신은 채로 집에 들어왔다.
I entered the house while still wearing shoes.
Here, '채로' is used to describe the condition of wearing shoes at the moment of entering the house, highlighting the unchanged state.
옷을 입은 채로 물에 들어갔다.
I went into the water with my clothes still on.
In this instance, '채로' conveys that the clothes remained on the speaker while they performed the action of entering the water.
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