Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: ceng2
Zhuyin: ㄘㄥˊ
English Meaning: once, former, before (past tense marker)

Example Sentences:

我曾有一些很糟的工作經驗。
我曾有一些很糟的工作经验。
wo3 ceng2 you3 yi4 xie1 hen3 zao1 de5 gong1 zuo4 jing1 yan4.
I have had some terrible working experience in the past.
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我十六歲時曾暗戀我的數學老師。
我十六岁时曾暗恋我的数学老师。
wo3 shi2 liu4 sui4 shi2 ceng2 an4 lian4 wo3 de5 shu4 xue2 lao3 shi1.
When I was sixteen I had a crush on my maths teacher.
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她曾是我的好朋友。
她曾是我的好朋友。
ta1 ceng2 shi4 wo3 de5 hao3 peng2 you3.
She was a good friend of mine.
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她曾是我生命中一個很重要的人。
她曾是我生命中一个很重要的人。
ta1 ceng2 shi4 wo3 sheng1 ming4 zhong1 yi2 ge5 hen3 zhong4 yao4 de5 ren2.
She was an important person in my life.
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他曾為我父親工作過。
他曾为我父亲工作过。
ta1 ceng2 wei4 wo3 fu4 qin1 gong1 zuo4 guo4.
He used to work for my father.
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香港曾是英國殖民地。
香港曾是英国殖民地。
xiang1 gang3 ceng2 shi4 ying1 guo2 zhi2 min2 di4.
Hong Kong was a British colony.
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我曾在日本料理店工作了兩年。
我曾在日本料理店工作了两年。
wo3 ceng2 zai4 ri4 ben3 liao4 li3 dian4 gong1 zuo4 le5 liang3 nian2.
I worked at a Japanese restaurant for two years.
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