曾 – vocab dash

曾céng

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Meanings

1. once

2. already

3. ever (in the past)

4. former

5. previously

6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

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Examples23

我wǒ曾céng住zhù在zài高圆寺。

I lived in Kouenji.

我wǒ曾céng是shì世界shìjiè上shàng最zuì幸福xìngfú的de男人nánrén。

I was the happiest man on earth.

我wǒ曾céng在zài罗马Luómǎ生活shēnghuó过guo。

I once lived in Rome.

我wǒ曾céng是shì一yī片piàn森林sēnlín。

I was a forest.

我wǒ曾céng在zài一家yījiā饭店fàndiàn工作gōngzuò过guo。

I once worked in a restaurant.

这里zhèlǐ曾céng是shì黑斯廷斯战役zhànyì的de战场zhànchǎng。

This is the place where the battle of Hastings took place.