If there are two verbs in a sentence and the 着 zhe follows the first verb, it means that the two actions occur simultaneously.
Structure: verb + 着 zhe + verb
他 | 坐 | 着 | 看 | 书 | 。 |
tā | zuò | zhe | kàn | shū | _ |
he | sit | continue particle | look | book | _ |
he, him, other | sit | continue particle | read a book | 。 | |
He sits while he reads the book. |
他 | 喝 | 着 | 茶 | 看 | 报 | 。 |
tā | hē | zhe | chá | kàn | bào | _ |
he | drink | continue particle | tea | look | report | _ |
he, him, other | drink | continue particle | tea | look, read | report | 。 |
He drinks tea while he reads the newspaper. |