The suffix 着 zhe expresses that an action or a state goes on. Often it is combined with 在 zài, 正在 zhèngzài orr 呢 ne.
Structure: 在 zài or 正在 zhèngzài + verb + zhe + .... + ne
| 他 | 坐 | 着 | 。 |
| tā | zuò | zhe | _ |
| he | sit | continue particle | _ |
| he, him, other | sit | continue particle | 。 |
| He is (he keeps on) sitting. | |||
| 他 | 看 | 着 | 书 | 呢 | 。 |
| tā | kàn | zhe | shū | ne | _ |
| he | look | continue particle | book | particle | _ |
| he, him, other | look, read | continue particle | book | question particle | 。 |
| He is (he keeps on) reading the book. | |||||
| 他 | 坐 | 着 | 呢 | 。 |
| tā | zuò | zhe | ne | _ |
| he | sit | continue particle | particle | _ |
| he, him, other | sit | continue particle | question particle | 。 |
| He is (he keeps on) sitting. | ||||