Ongoing state with 着

Structure Verb + 着

着 (zhe) after the verb marks a state that PERSISTS: 门开着 = "the door is (standing) open". While 在 + verb is the action in progress, 着 is the resulting situation. It also links two simultaneous actions: 他站着说话 = "he talks standing up" (V1着 + V2 = doing V2 while in the state of V1).

Examples

他tā站zhàn着zhe说shuō话huà。
He talks standing up.
门mén开kāi着zhe呢ne。
The door is open.
她tā笑xiào着zhe对duì我wǒ说shuō。
She said to me with a smile.

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