不曾

bù céng

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adverb Uncommon

Definitions

1. hasn't yet
2. hasn't ever

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 已经 yǐ jīng 已经 yǐ jīng already “不曾”表示没经历过，“已经”表示经历过: already

Register variants

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• 未曾 wèi céng 未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't) “未曾”比“不曾”更书面化，常用于古典或正式语境: hasn't (or haven't)

Synonyms

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• 从来没有 cóng lái méi yǒu 从来没有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had 二者都用于否定经历过的事情，但“不曾”更书面化: there has never been; has never had

Usage notes

Formality

“不曾”比“从来没有”更正式和书面化，常用于否定已发生或经历过的事。

Example Sentences

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我 不曾 去过北京。

I have never been to Beijing.

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Child Words of 不曾

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 曾 曾 céng: once
• 曾 曾 zēng: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)