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曾经

céngjīng

Traditional: 曾經

once

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Meaning of 曾经 in English

céngjīngHSK 5adverbSyllabus #2098
  1. once
  2. already
  3. former
  4. previously
  5. ever
  6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

Example sentences

  1. 这是她曾经住过的房子。
    zhè shì tā céng jīng zhù guò de fáng zi。
    This is the house where she used to live.
    Tatoeba #1329976 by vicch · #387559 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我曾经在波士顿上学。
    wǒ céng jīng zài bō shì dùn shàng xué。
    I went to school in Boston.
    Tatoeba #6938002 by Cheng · #5154783 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我不记得曾经见过她。
    wǒ bú jì dé céng jīng jiàn guò tā。
    I couldn't remember ever having met her.
    Tatoeba #1541581 by CLARET · #308854 by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

曾 on its own →
céng · once

HSK words with 曾

曾HSK 5不曾HSK 6似曾相识HSK 7–9
经 on its own →
jīng · to pass through

HSK words with 经

经常HSK 2已经HSK 2经过HSK 3经理HSK 3经济HSK 4经历HSK 4经验HSK 4经典HSK 5经营HSK 5经商HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences