曾
céng
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
Other reading: zēng
great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
Other reading: Zēng
surname Zeng
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Examples
我高中时曾打网球
wǒ gāo zhōng shí céng dǎ wǎng qiú
I played tennis in high school.
我曾在罗马生活过。
wǒ céng zài Luó mǎ shēng huó guò。
I once lived in Rome.
我们曾一起上学的。
wǒ men céng yī qǐ shàng xué de。
We went to school together.
Words with this character
曾经 céng jīng once不曾 bù céng hasn't yet似曾相识 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu曾巩 Zēng Gǒng Zeng Gong, Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]曾朴 Zēng Pǔ Zeng Pu, novelist and publisher曾参 Zēng Shēn Zeng Shen, a.k.a. 曾子[Zeng1 zi3], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]曾都 Zēng dū see 曾都區|曾都区[Zeng1 du1 Qu1]曾子 Zēng zǐ Zengzi, student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]何曾 hé céng did I ever ...?未曾 wèi céng hasn't曾孙 zēng sūn great-grandson曾祖 zēng zǔ father's father's father曾繁仁 Zēng Fán rén Zeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000曾国藩 Zēng Guó fān Zeng Guofan, Qing dynasty politician and military man曾纪泽 Zēng Jì zé Cang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse, pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial commissioner to UK, France and Russia曾金燕 Zēng Jīn yàn Zeng Jinyan, Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1]曾庆红 Zēng Qìng hóng Zeng Qinghong, vice-president of PRC 2003-2008曾孝谷 Zēng Xiào gǔ Zeng Xiaogu, actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style曾荫权 Zēng Yīn quán Sir Donald Tsang, aka Tsang Yam-Kuen, the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong曾都区 Zēng dū Qū Zengdu, a district of Suizhou City 隨州市|随州市[Sui2 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei曾孙女 zēng sūn nǚ great-granddaughter曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù father's father's father曾祖母 zēng zǔ mǔ father's father's mother