着
Meaning
- aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
How it's used
Marks a state that is continuing, not an action in progress. 门开着 is "the door is (standing) open". For an action happening right now, use 在: 他在开门. 着 often attaches to the background verb: 他坐着看书, reading while seated.
Example sentence
他着凉了。
He caught a cold.