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曾经 céngjīng

曾经 céngjīng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 曾经 céngjīng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
céngjīng | ceng2 jing1
English translation
once
already
former
previously
ever
(past tense marker used before verb or clause)

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Traditional form

曾經

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 曾经 céngjīng

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Zēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a cooking pot. Based on the original meaning "cauldron; cooking pot", now written as zèng . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

ha

Number of Strokes

12
Jīng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of jīng . Pictograph of a loom for weaving. In a loom threads have to pass through each other.

Phonetic compound

gōng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⿱? gōng

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 曾经 céngjīng

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时钟 shí zhōng Zēng 经历 jīnglì le 50 Nián de 激烈 jīliè 争论 zhēnglùn .

The clock paradox has occasioned lively controversy for over 50 years.

曾经 céngjīng 一度 yīdù 热热闹闹 de 娱乐 yúlè xuǎn xiù 节目 jiémù 进入 jìn rù le dōng xiē .

Once bustling entertainment draft program into the winter.

曾经 céngjīng 愚蠢 yúchǔn de wèn 为什么 wèishénme 老是 lǎo shi 微笑 wēixiào .

I once stupidly asked him why he smiled so often.

tiān 朦朦 liàng de 时候 shíhou 曾经 céngjīng yǒu Guò 场小规模 guīmó de 战斗 zhàndòu .

There had been a skirmish in the half light of dawn.

参议员 cān yì yuán 被迫 bèi pò 承认 chéngrèn 曾经 céngjīng shōu Guò 那家公司 gōngsī de 一些 yī xiē Qián .

The senator was forced to avow openly that he had received some money from that company.

曾经 céngjīng Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 曾经 céngjīng and their own compounds.

曾经 céngjīng Compounds

See all 19 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 曾经 céngjīng in their composition.

  • Zēng
    • zēng , zèng , cèng , zēng , céng , zēng , zēng , zēng , sēng , , , , , , zēng , , , ,
  • Jīng
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