Verb + 着 + Verb for “Doing One Thing While Doing Another”
In verb1 + 着 + verb2, the first verb with 着 describes the manner or state in which the main action (verb2) is done: 笑着说, 站着吃饭, 走着去.
文型
subject + verb1 + 着 (+ object) + verb2 (+ object)
Verb1 + 着 sets the scene or manner; verb2 is the main action.
她笑着说：“没关系。”
When to use Verb + 着 + Verb for “Doing One Thing While Doing Another”
When two verbs are joined as verb1 + 着 + verb2, the first action is going on while the second one happens. Verb1 + 着 tells you how or in what state the person does verb2, and verb2 is the main action: 她笑着说 “she said with a smile,” 他站着吃饭 “he eats standing up,” 我们走着去 “we’ll go on foot.” Verb1 is usually something that can last a while: a body position (坐, 站), a way of moving (走, 跑), a facial expression (笑), or holding, listening or watching (拿, 听, 看). 着 goes right after verb1; any object of verb1 comes after 着: 听着音乐写作业.
公园不远，我们走着去吧。
The park isn’t far. Let’s walk there.
他喜欢听着音乐写作业。
He likes doing his homework while listening to music.
别站着吃饭，坐下来吃吧。
Don’t eat standing up. Sit down and eat.
孩子们唱着歌回家了。
The children went home singing.
よくある間違い
- Put 着 after the first verb, not the second: 笑着说, not 笑说着.
- Put 了 with the main (second) verb: 唱着歌回家了, not 唱了着歌回家.
- Verb1 must be something that can go on for a while; quick, one-moment verbs like 到 or 开始 don’t work as verb1 here.
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