Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 208438 and subtracting 2230 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 1 and get 8.
8 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 0 from 3 in column 2 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 4 in column 3 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 4 and get 6.
6 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 0 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

Step 6: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 2 in column 6 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

So, 208438 - 2230 = 206208.