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曾 céng

already, formerly, once; the past

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
曰
Type
Ideograph
Made of 丷日 ⿳丷?日

Memory hint: A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off

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  1. 他曾经在北京工作过。
    Tā céngjīng zài Běijīng gōngzuò guo.
    He once worked in Beijing.
    he once at Beijing work (particle)
  2. 你曾经去过法国吗?
    Nǐ céngjīng qù guo Fǎguó ma?
    Have you ever been to France?
    you once go (particle) France (question)
  3. 你可以回忆一下曾经发生的事情。
    Nǐ kěyǐ huíyì yíxià céngjīng fāshēng de shìqing.
    You can recall the things that once happened.
    you can recall a-bit once happen (particle) matter
  4. 他从来不曾放弃自己的梦想。
    Tā cónglái bù céng fàngqì zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.
    He has never once given up on his own dream.
    he always not once give-up self (particle) dream
  5. 小时候,我曾经在这条街上住过。
    Xiǎoshíhou, wǒ céngjīng zài zhè tiáo jiē shang zhù guo.
    When I was little, I once lived on this street.
    childhood I once at this (measure) street on live (particle)

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