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The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: How We Verb

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ID: QW0176 Intermediate
You may have had a few encounters with this particle 着 (zhe). You don't run into it all the time, so for a while you feel comfortable ignoring it. But there comes a time when you want to break it down and figure out exactly what this particle does. In part one of this three-part series, we learn how to use 着 (zhe) to modify verbs with other verbs in Chinese.
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站着说
zhàn 站zhe 着shuō 说
to speak while standing
老师总是站着说话
lǎoshī 老师zǒngshì 总是zhàn 站zhe 着shuōhuà 说话
Teachers speak standing up.
坐着说
zuò 坐zhe 着shuō 说
to speak while sitting
笑着说
xiào 笑zhe 着shuō 说
to speak while laughing
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