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不曾

bù céng

jamais

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Exemples de phrases

我从未见过他。

wǒ bù céng jiàn guò tā.

I have never seen him.

他从未去过中国。

tā bù céng qù guò zhōng guó.

He has never been to China.

我们从未吃过这种食物。

wǒ men bù céng chī guò zhè zhǒng shí wù.

We have never eaten this kind of food.

Synonymes

未曾 (wèicéng)

never

没有 (méiyǒu)

not have

Antonymes

曾经 (céngjīng)

ever

(céng)

ever

Étymologie et composants

The Chinese word 不曾 (bùcéng) is composed of two characters: 不 (bù) and 曾 (céng). 不 is a negative particle, and 曾 is a verb meaning "to have done something in the past". Together, 不曾 means "never" or "not ever".The character 不 is one of the most common characters in Chinese, and it is used in a variety of words and phrases. It can be used as a negative prefix, as in 不好 (bùhǎo, "not good") or 不可能 (bùkěnéng, "impossible"). It can also be used as a negative adverb, as in 不用 (bùyòng, "don't need to") or 不可以 (bùkěyǐ, "not allowed").The character 曾 is also a common character in Chinese, and it is used in a variety of words and phrases. It can be used as a verb meaning "to have done something in the past", as in 我曾去过北京 (wǒ céng qùguò Běijīng, "I have been to Beijing before"). It can also be used as a noun meaning "a time in the past", as in 曾经 (céngjīng, "once upon a time").The word 不曾 is a very useful word in Chinese, and it can be used in a variety of situations. It is important to remember that 不曾 is a negative word, and it should be used carefully to avoid confusion.