This is the 3585th most frequent Korean word.
밟고
"밟고" means "stepping on" or "treading on."
Here, '밟고' indicates the action of stepping or walking over (on) a surface, emphasizing the careful movement.
그녀는 얼음 위를 조심스럽게 밟고 지나갔다.
She walked carefully on the ice.
In this sentence, '밟고' metaphorically means taking steps to proceed, emphasizing the initiation of an explanatory action after obtaining a solution.
학생들이 새로운 정답을 밟고 설명하기 시작했다.
The students began to explain after figuring out the new solution.
The phrase '밟고' here reflects the figurative stepping or reaching phases in a process toward objectives.