Chinese Word: 曾 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

曾Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 曰

Ideographic:A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off

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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HSK 5	céng jīng	once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
不曾	bù céng	hasn't yet; hasn't ever
未曾	wèi céng	hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
曾几何时	céng jǐ hé shí	just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..
似曾相识	sì céng xiāng shí	déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted

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 zǔ fù	father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
曾祖母	zēng zǔ mǔ	father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
曾祖	zēng zǔ	great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
曾参	zēng shēn	Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子

1		wǒ 我 céng jīng 曾经 qù 去 guò 过 běi jīng 北京。 I have been to Beijing before.
2		nǐ 你 céng jīng 曾经 dào 到 guò 过 zhōng guó 中国 ma 吗？ Have you ever been to China?
3		wǒ 我 céng jīng 曾经 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng yīn lè 听音乐。 I used to love listening to music.
4		zhè lǐ 这里 céng 曾 shì 是 huáng dì 皇帝 de 的 gōng tíng 宫廷。 This was once the palace of the emperors.
5		céng jīng 曾经， tā 她 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 hǎo péng you 好朋友。 She used to be my good friend.

1		wǒ 我 céng jīng 曾经 qù 去 guò 过 běi jīng 北京。 I have been to Beijing before.
2		nǐ 你 céng jīng 曾经 dào 到 guò 过 zhōng guó 中国 ma 吗？ Have you ever been to China?
3		wǒ 我 céng jīng 曾经 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 tīng yīn lè 听音乐。 I used to love listening to music.
4		zhè lǐ 这里 céng 曾 shì 是 huáng dì 皇帝 de 的 gōng tíng 宫廷。 This was once the palace of the emperors.
5		céng jīng 曾经， tā 她 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 hǎo péng you 好朋友。 She used to be my good friend.