现在分词

現在分詞

xiànzàifēncí

noun

Meanings

1 present participle (English grammar)

Characters

to divide; part

Examples

动词加 -ing 构成现在分词。

Dòngcí jiā -ing gòuchéng xiànzài fēncí.

Adding -ing to a verb forms the present participle.

老师讲解了现在分词的用法。

Lǎoshī jiǎngjiě le xiànzài fēncí de yòngfǎ.

The teacher explained the usage of the present participle.

Tips

grammar

Pairs with 过去分词 guòqù fēncí (past participle). 分词 fēncí is the general grammatical term for 'participle'. Used almost exclusively in textbooks for English (and other European languages); Chinese itself does not have participles.

Stroke Order

现 xiàn

在 zài

分 fēn

词 cí