现在分词

Traditional form:

現在分詞

Pinyin (reading):

xiànzàifēncí

Definitions:

• present participle (in English grammar)

Characters:

• 现 - to appear, to manifest; current, now
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 词 - phrase, expression; words, speech

Traditional characters:

• 現 - to appear, to manifest; current, now
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 詞 - phrase, expression; words, speech