céng jīng
une fois
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我曾经在北京住过。
wǒ céngjīng zài běijīng zhùguò.
I used to live in Beijing.
他曾经是一名教师。
tā céngjīng shì yīmíng jiàoshī.
He used to be a teacher.
我们曾经是好朋友。
wǒmen céngjīng shì hǎo péngyou.
We used to be good friends.
以往 (yǐwǎng)
in the past
过去 (guòqù)
past
现在 (xiànzài)
now
将来 (jiānglái)
future
The Chinese word 曾经 (céngjīng) is composed of two characters: 曾经. The first character, 曾经 (céng), means "once", "formerly", or "in the past". The second character, 经 (jīng), means "to experience", "to undergo", or "to pass through". Together, the two characters 曾经 (céngjīng) mean "once upon a time", "in the past", or "formerly".The word 曾经 (céngjīng) is often used in literary contexts to create a sense of nostalgia or to refer to events that happened in the past. It can also be used in more casual contexts to simply indicate that something happened in the past.For example, the sentence "我曾经去过北京" (wǒ céngjīng qùguò Běijīng) means "I once went to Beijing". The sentence "他曾经是一名教师" (tā céngjīng shì yīmíng jiàoshī) means "He was once a teacher".The word 曾经 (céngjīng) is a versatile word that can be used in a variety of contexts. It is an important word for HSK learners to know, as it is commonly used in both written and spoken Chinese.
