Dictionary › 曾
曾
céng
What 曾 means
- once
- already
- ever (in the past)
- former
- previously
- (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
Other readings
Example sentences
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他曾经是市长。Tā céngjīng shì shìzhǎng.He used to be the mayor.
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她曾经爱过他。She used to love him.
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我曾经见过他。I've seen him before.
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我曾尝试忘记。I tried forgetting.
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我高中时曾打网球Wǒ gāozhōng shí céng dǎ wǎngqiúI played tennis in high school.
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汤姆曾是谦逊的。Tāngmǔ céng shì qiānxùn de.Tom was humble.
Words starting with 曾
- 曾经céng jīngonce; already; former
- 曾国藩Zēng Guó fānZeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
- 曾庆红Zēng Qìng hóngZeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
- 曾几何时céng jǐ hé shíjust a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..
- 曾祖父zēng zǔ fùfather's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
- 曾荫权Zēng Yīn quánSir Donald Tsang, aka Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944–), the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong…
- 曾经沧海céng jīng cāng hǎilit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes…
- 曾子Zēng zǐZengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic…
- 曾都区Zēng dū QūZengdu, a district of Suizhou City 随州市
- 曾祖zēng zǔgreat-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 曾祖母zēng zǔ mǔfather's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
- 曾外祖母zēng wài zǔ mǔgreat-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
- 曾外祖父zēng wài zǔ fùgreat-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
- 曾祖父母zēng zǔ fù mǔgreat-grandparents
- 曾纪泽Zēng Jì zéCang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial…
- 曾巩Zēng GǒngZeng Gong (1019–1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家
- 曾孙zēng sūngreat-grandson
- 曾孙女zēng sūn nǚgreat-granddaughter
- 曾繁仁Zēng Fán rénZeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000
- 曾朴Zēng PǔZeng Pu (1872–1935), novelist and publisher
- 曾金燕Zēng Jīn yànZeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident…
- 曾孝谷Zēng Xiào gǔZeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style
- 曾参Zēng ShēnZeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子
- 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yúnthere are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed…
Words containing 曾
- 不曾bù cénghasn't yet; hasn't ever
- 未曾wèi cénghasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
- 似曾相识sì céng xiāng shídéjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)…
- 何曾hé céngdid I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
Characters built on 日
These share the phonetic component 日 (rì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.
- 晟shèngbrightness of sun; splendor; also pr. chéng
- 昇shēng(used as a surname and in given names)
- 曚méngtwilight before dawn
Characters that look like 曾
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 雷léithunder; (bound form; military) mine, as in 地雷; (colloquial) to shock; to stun; to astound
- 暂zàntemporary; Taiwan pr. zhàn
- 董dǒngto supervise; to direct; director
- 斐fěiphonetic fei or fi; (literary) rich with literary elegance; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
- 曹cáoclass or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old)
- 窖jiàocellar; to store in a cellar
Sounds the same
Read céng, tone for tone, but written differently.
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