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現在式

简现在式 · 繁現在式

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn zài shì

(grammar) present tense; present-tense form

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現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
式: shì · style, system, formula, rule
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–4–4 · xian4 zai4 shi4

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