Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
曾经
céngjīng
Description
"曾经"用来说过去发生过、但现在已经结束的事情。
它常常放在动词前面，后面的动词也常和"过"一起用。
Meanings
曾经céngjīng
once; in the past (something happened before)
我曾经去过北京。
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Notes
- Nuance
曾经 stresses a past experience now finished; often paired with 过 on the verb.
- Etymology
曾 (once/previously) + 经 (to pass through) — literally 'have passed through before'.
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