着
A state that is going on
HSK 2 · 4 examples
Speed
Verb + 着 describes a continuing state: a door that stays open, someone sitting, something being worn.
It is often the background to another action: 他坐着看书。
Examples
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The door is open.
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He is sitting and reading.
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She is wearing a red dress.
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A book is lying on the desk.
Watch out
- 着 is about a state, not about an action happening right now — for that use 正在.
- 常搭配：坐着、站着、开着、拿着、穿着、放着。
Words in these examples
All 17 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new.
- 门ménHSK 1gate, door, entrance, opening
- 开kāiHSK 1open; initiate, begin, start
- 着zheHSK 1make move, take action
- 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
- 坐zuòHSK 1sit; seat; ride, travel by
- 看kànHSK 1look, see; examine, scrutinize
- 书shūHSK 1book, letter, document; writings
- 她tāHSK 1she, her
- 穿着chuān zhuónewattire; clothes; dress
- 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
- 件jiànHSK 2numerary adjunct for article; matter
- 红hóngHSK 2red, vermillion; blush, flush
- 衣服yī fuHSK 1clothes
- 桌子zhuō ziHSK 1table; desk
- 上shàngHSK 1top; superior, highest; go up, send up
- 放fàngHSK 1put, release, free, liberate
- 本běnHSK 1root, origin, source; basis