céng
曾
once; great-grandparent
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
once; before
Used to describe an action or state that happened at some point in the past, often used with perfective aspect marker 了 or 过.
Jǐ几
nián年
qián前
wǒ我
céng曾
jiàn见
guò过
tā她
yī一
miàn面
。
I met her once a few years ago.
Tā他
céng曾
zài在
běi北
jīng京
dà大
xué学
xué学
xí习
guò过
sì四
nián年
。
He studied at Peking University for four years.
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Wǒ我
céng曾
yǐ以
wéi为
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
de的
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
I once thought I knew the truth of this matter.
Tā她
céng曾
shì是
yī一
míng名
zhí职
yè业
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
。
She used to be a professional athlete.
Wǒ我
men们
céng曾
yì一
qǐ起
dù度
guò过
le了
yī一
duàn段
nán难
wàng忘
de的
shí时
guāng光
。
We once spent an unforgettable period of time together.