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曾经 (céng jīng): Once (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

曾 • céng • once, already, formerly
céng曾

once, already, formerly

经 • jīng • warp (vertical threads in weaving); to manage; constant; scripture
jīng经

warp (vertical threads in weaving); to manage; constant; scripture

Word Info

Pinyincéng jīng
Meaningonce
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb
4.

How to Use 曾经 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
neutral
once was
céng曾
jīng经
yōng拥
yǒu有
neutral
once had
céng曾
jīng经
qù去
guò过
neutral
have been to
Idiomwith沧海
céng曾
jīng经
cāng沧
hǎi海
5.

Example Sentences with 曾经

wǒ我
céng曾
jīng经
qù去
guò过
běi北

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 曾经.

  • 出席chū xíto attend; to be present
  • 大方dà fanggenerous; liberal
  • 叉子chā zifork; prong
  • 除非chú fēionly if; only when; unless
  • 操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
  • 独立dú lìstand alone; independent; on one's own
  • 标志biāo zhìsign; symbol; hallmark
  • 表面biǎo miànsurface
  • 彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow
  • 此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; furthermore
  • 达到dá dàoto achieve; attain; reach
  • 度过dù guòspend; pass
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 曾经.

Words with 曾
  • 不曾bù cénghasn't yet
  • 似曾相识sì céng xiāng shíseem to have met before / have a familiar feeling
  • 未曾wèi céngnever (have done); not yet
formal
Written
once experienced great things
jīng京
。
I have been to Beijing before.
tā他
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
yī一
míng名
chū出
sè色
de的
yī医
shēng生
。
He was once an outstanding doctor.
tā他
céng曾
jīng经
zài在
guó国
jì际
huì会
yì议
shàng上
fā发
biǎo表
guò过
zhòng重
yào要
de的
xué学
shù术
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
。
He once delivered an important academic speech at an international conference.
zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
zhāo招
pái牌
cài菜
céng曾
jīng经
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
míng名
，
dàn但
xiàn现
zài在
wèi味
dào道
biàn变
le了
。
The signature dish of this restaurant was once very famous, but now the taste has changed.
jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā他
céng曾
jīng经
fàn犯
guò过
cuò错
wù误
，
dàn但
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
chè彻
dǐ底
gǎi改
zhèng正
le了
。
Although he once made mistakes, he has now completely corrected them.
曾祖母
zēng zǔ mǔ
great-grandmother
  • 曾祖父zēng zǔ fùgreat-grandfather
  • 曾几何时céng jǐ hé shíonce upon a time; not so long ago
    • Words with 经
    • 已经yǐ jīngalready
    • 经常jīng chángoften; regularly
    • 经理jīng lǐmanager
    • 经过jīng guòpass through
    • 经历jīng lìexperience
    • 经济jīng jìeconomics
    • 经验jīng yànexperience
    • 经典jīng diǎnclassics