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曾经

céng jīng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 曾经

曾经沧海
céng jīng cāng hǎi

lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

Child Words of 曾经

曾
céng

once

经
jīng

classics

曾
zēng

great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)