céng jīng

Traditional: 曾經

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曾经 (céng jīng) is a Chinese word meaning “once; already; former”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 曾经

曾céng · once经jīng · classics

Related words

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