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HSK 2 vocabulary

着

zhe

HSK 2 particle

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

After a verb, the action or state is ongoing: 门开着 'the door is open', 他笑着说 'he said, smiling'.

In a story

老人一直笑着听。The old man listened, smiling the whole time.十二号床 · Bed Twelve · HSK 2
五层住着李阿姨。Auntie Li lived on the fifth floor.楼里的人 · The People in the Building · HSK 2

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