何曾
hé céng
Pinyin
Definition
何曾
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- did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
人生何处不相逢
- 1 it's a small world (idiom)
何乐而不为
- 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
- 2 We should do this.
- 3 Go for it!
何济于事
- 1 of what use is it
- 2 (idiom)
天涯何处无芳草
- 1 there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
情何以堪
- 1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
Sample Sentences
在逃去如飞的日子里,在千门万户的世界里的我能做些什么呢?只有徘徊罢了,只有匆匆罢了;在八千多日的匆匆里,除徘徊外,又剩些什么呢?过去的日子如轻烟,被微风吹散了,如薄雾,被初阳蒸融了;我留着些什么痕迹呢?我何曾留着像游丝样的痕迹呢?我赤裸裸来到这世界,转眼间也将赤裸裸的回去罢?但不能平的,为什么偏要白白走这一遭啊?
Living in this world with its fleeting days and teeming millions, what can I do but waver and wander and live a transient life? What have I been doing during the 8,000 fleeting days except wavering and wandering? The bygone days, like wisps of smoke, have been dispersed by gentle winds, and, like thin mists, have been evaporated by the rising sun. What traces have I left behind? No, nothing, not even gossamer-like traces. I have come to this world stark naked, and in the twinkling of an eye, I am to go to back as stark naked as ever. However, I am taking it very much to heart: why should I be made to pass through this world for nothing at all?