曾

Once in Chinese: 曾 (céng)

céng

once

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1once
  2. 2already
  3. 3ever (in the past)
  4. 4former
  5. 5previously
  6. 6(past tense marker used before verb or clause)

Stroke order

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曾

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄥˊ

céng

ㄘ/ cㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他曾在这家公司工作过三年。

    tā céng zài zhè jiā gōng sī gōng zuò guò sān nián。

    He once worked at this company for three years.

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Related words

曾经

céng jīng

once

不曾

bù céng

hasn't yet

似曾相识

sì céng xiāng shí

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)

茶叶

chá yè

tea

唱片

chàng piàn

gramophone record

抄写

chāo xiě

to copy

潮

cháo

tide

潮流

cháo liú

tide

潮湿

cháo shī

damp

沉

chén

to submerge

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

成人

chéng rén

adult

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