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曾

céng

already; sign of past

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Strokes
12
Radical
曰
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3
Tone
2

Other readings: zēng

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Example sentences

  • 我曾经见过他。

    Wǒ céng jīng jiàn guo tā

    I've seen him before.

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  • 我们曾一起上学的。

    Wǒ men céng yī qǐ shàng xué de

    We went to school together.

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  • 她曾经爱过他。

    Tā céng jīng ài guo tā

    She used to love him.

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  • 他曾在河内工作过。

    Tā céng zài Hé nèi gōng zuò guo

    He has worked in Hanoi before.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 曾

  • 曾经céng jīng 2–1 once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
  • 曾céng 2once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
  • 不曾bù céng 4–2 hasn't yet; hasn't ever
  • 似曾相识sì céng xiāng shí 4–2–1–2déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted
  • 曾zēng 1great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)