céng jīng

Translation

  • once
  • already
  • former
  • previously
  • ever
  • (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

Synonyms

Examples

  • 曾经想过当个护士吗?
    Have you ever thought of becoming a nurse?
  • 曾经听过英语广播节目吗?
    Do you ever listen to English programs on the air?
  • 曾经用英语演讲过吗?
    Did you ever make a speech in English?
  • 曾经得过重病吗?
    Have you ever had any serious illness?
  • 据说她曾经是一个模特儿。
    She is said to have been a model.
  • 看来他曾经是个有钱人。
    He seemed to have been rich.
  • 非洲曾经被称为黑暗大陆。
    Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
  • 曾经爬过富士山。
    I have climbed Mt. Fuji.
  • 我父亲曾经去过澳洲两次。
    My father has been to Australia twice.
  • 据说耶稣曾经令一个死人復活。
    Jesus is said to have raised a man from the dead.
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