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Meaning of 曾

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  • Pinyin: céng
    English Definition: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①尝,表示从前经历过:曾经。未曾。何曾。曾几何时。
    ②古同“层”,重(chóng)。

    Example Words:
    曾经 céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
    不曾 céng hasn't yet; hasn't ever
    未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
    曾几何时 céng shí just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..
    似曾相识 céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted
    More: 曾* | *曾 | *曾*
  • Pinyin: zēng
    English Definition: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①指与自己中间隔两代的亲属:曾祖父。曾孙。
    ②古同“增”,增加。
    ③竟,简直,还(h俰):“以君之力曾不能损魁父之丘,如太山、王屋何?”
    ④姓氏。

    Example Words:
    曾孙 zēng sūn great-grandson
    曾祖父 zēng father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
    曾祖母 zēng father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
    曾祖 zēng great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
    曾参 zēng shēn Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子
    More: 曾* | *曾 | *曾*
Example Sentences
1
I met her once several years ago.
2
He has never been here.
3
If I ever hurt any of you, it was not my intention.
4
But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life.
5
Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?