פעל + 着 (zhe) (מצב מתמשך)

A door remains in a state

• You describe a door that is standing open, without saying who opened it.
• door门ménopen开kāi(state)着zhe。 — (state)着zhe presents the continuing open state.

Build the form

• The pattern in this lesson is Verb + (state)着zhe (ongoing state). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
• Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.

door门ménopen开kāi(state)着zhe。

Read examples in context

he他tāsit坐zuò(state)着zheread看书kàn shū。

• In the opening example, door门ménopen开kāi(state)着zhe。: (state)着zhe presents the continuing open state.
• Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.

Know the boundary

• Compare he他tāin the middle of正在zhèng zàito open a door (lit. and…开门kāi mén, which focuses on the opening action.
• (state)着zhe is not restricted to still positions: he他tāto laugh笑xiào(state)着zhevariant of 说说shuō describes speaking while smiling. Its neutral-tone reading zhe differs from to fall asleep睡着shuì zháo(modifier / structural particle)的de zháo.

Use the distinction

Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Particles.