曾经 (曾經)
céng jīng
Pinyin

Definition

曾经 (曾經)
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céng jīng
  1. once
  2. already
  3. former
  4. previously
  5. ever
  6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

Zēng
  1. 1 surname Zeng
céng jīng
  1. 1 once
  2. 2 already
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 ever
  6. 6 (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
sì céng xiāng shí
  1. 1 déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
  2. 2 seemingly familiar
  3. 3 apparently already acquainted
hé céng
  1. 1 did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
Zēng Guó fān
  1. 1 Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man

Idioms (2)

曾经沧海
céng jīng cāng hǎi
  1. 1 lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
  1. 1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
  2. 2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things

Sample Sentences

从表面上来看,里弗斯已经达到了恶心火箭队的目的了,但我一直认为他是被高估的一位教练,虽然他曾经带领波士顿凯尔特人队拿到一枚冠军戒指,但他也曾经两次在三比一大比分领先的情况下,被对手翻盘,这样的表现远远配不上冠军教练的美名。
cóng biǎomiàn shàng láikàn ,Lǐfúsī yǐjīng dádào le ěxīn Huǒjiànduì de mùdì le ,dàn wǒ yīzhí rènwéi tā shì bèi gāogū de yī wèi jiàoliàn ,suīrán tā céngjīng dàilǐng Bōshìdùn kǎiěrtèrén duì ná dào yī méi guànjūn jièzhi ,dàn tā yě céngjīng liǎng cì zài sān bǐ yī dà bǐfēn lǐngxiān de qíngkuàng xià ,bèi duìshǒu fānpán ,zhèyàng de biǎoxiàn yuǎnyuǎn pèi bù shàng guànjūn jiàoliàn de měimíng 。
From appearances it seems like Rivers is really out to get the Rockets, but I've always thought he was overestimated as a coach. Although he once led the Boston Celtics to win championship rings, it's been twice now that he has lost after starting with a 3-1 lead, that's far from the performance of a champion coach.
比如一个曾经喜欢的大号开始明目张胆的发广告维密超模都爱用,除了口红就是它,不点开吧,挺好奇,点开吧,原来是在推销一款刷毛器。
bǐrú yī ge céngjīng xǐhuan de dàhào kāishǐ míngmùzhāngdǎn de fā guǎnggào WéiMì chāomó dōu ài yòng ,chúle kǒuhóng jiùshì tā ,bù diǎn kāi ba ,tǐng hàoqí ,diǎn kāi ba ,yuán lái shì zài tuīxiāo yī kuǎn shuā máo qì 。
For example, a once-loved large-scale startup started to advertise blatantly. "Super models love to use lipstick - besides lipstick they love to use "it," If you don't click on the link, your'e curious. Open it and It turns out to be an offer selling a clothes brush.
为了和平,中国将始终坚持走和平发展道路。中华民族历来爱好和平无论发展到哪一步,中国都永远不称霸,永远不搞扩张,永远不会把自身曾经经历过的悲惨遭遇强加给其他民族。中国人民将坚持同世界各国人民友好相处,坚决捍卫中国人民抗日战争和世界反法西斯战争胜利成果,努力为人类作出新的更大的贡献。
wèile hépíng ,Zhōngguó jiāng shǐzhōng jiānchí zǒu hépíng fāzhǎn dàolù 。zhōnghuámínzú lìlái àihào hépíng wúlùn fāzhǎn dào nǎ yī bù ,Zhōngguó dōu yǒngyuǎn bù chēngbà ,yǒngyuǎn bù gǎo kuòzhāng ,yǒngyuǎn bùhuì bǎ zìshēn céngjīng jīnglì guò de bēicǎn zāoyù qiáng jiā gěi qítā mínzú 。Zhōngguó rénmín jiāng jiānchí tóng shìjiègèguó rénmín yǒuhǎo xiāngchǔ ,jiānjué hànwèi Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng hé shìjiè fǎn fǎxīsī zhànzhēng shènglì chéngguǒ ,nǔlì wèi rénlèi zuò chū xīn de gèngdà de gòngxiàn 。
For peace, China will persist in walking the road of peaceful development. The Chinese people have always been keen on peace. Whichever stage of development China reaches, it will never become hegemonic, it will never engage in expansionism, it will never visit the horrible treatment that they once suffered themselves on any other people. The Chinese people will continue to maintain friendly dealings with each country around the world, will continue to safeguard the results of the victory in the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and work hard to a new and bigger contribution for humanity.
那些曾经立下赫赫战功的英雄部队,轮流来到这个练兵场,带着不进则退的危机感在实战化训练中揣摩现代战争的精髓,以锐意进取的自我更新,锤炼现代战争制胜之道。
nàxiē céngjīng lìxià hèhè zhàngōng de yīngxióng bùduì ,lúnliú láidào zhège liànbīngchǎng ,dài zhe bù jìn zé tuì de wēijīgǎn zài shízhàn huà xùnliàn zhōng chuǎimó xiàndài zhànzhēng de jīngsuǐ ,yǐ ruìyì jìnqǔ de zìwǒ gēngxīn ,chuíliàn xiàndài zhànzhēng zhìshèng zhī dào 。
Heroic troops with an impressive record on the battlefield have come in turns to this training ground, with a sense of crisis in that not making progress itself is falling behind, trying their hardest to figure out the essence of modern warfare in live fire exercises, making determined efforts to improve themselves, and refining the path to victory in the era of modern warfare.
飞越辽阔的蒙古高原朱日和原野,大地上车辙纵横,战壕蜿蜒。这里曾经是一个笳鼓悲鸣、铁骑纵横的古战场,战争遗迹清晰可见。今天,它是中国人民解放军的一个现代化训练基地。
fēiyuè liáokuò de Měnggǔ gāoyuán Zhūrìhé yuányě ,dàdì shàng chēzhé zònghéng ,zhànháo wānyán 。zhèlǐ céngjīng shì yī ge jiā gǔ bēimíng 、tiěqí zònghéng de gǔ zhànchǎng ,zhànzhēng yíjì qīngxī kějiàn 。jīntiān ,tā shì ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūn de yī ge xiàndàihuà xùnliàn jīdì 。
Flying across the vast plains of Zhurihe on the Mongolian plateau, with vehicle tracks criss-crossing and trenches zig-zagging across the land. This was an ancient battleground with reed whistles sounding and drums beating, and swept through with horseback riders, with the traces of battle clear to see. Today, it is a modern training base for China's People Liberation Army.
是吗?现在我知道,不止可能被宰,还会被拒载呀!我朋友就曾经遇过司机漫天要价的,听得我好心寒啊!
shìma ?xiànzài wǒ zhīdào ,bùzhǐ kěnéng bèi zǎi ,hái huì bèi jùzài ya !wǒ péngyou jiù céngjīng yù guò sījī màntiānyàojià de ,tīng de wǒ hǎo xīnhán a !
Is that so? Now that I know that, I might not only be ripped off, but I might also be refused a ride! My friend says that she's had experiences where the taxi driver asks for totally ridiculous prices. It makes me so disheartened hearing stuff like this.
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费城七六人已经是衰队的代名词了,但曾经这支队伍也给我们带来过很多难忘的记忆啊。
fèichéng qīliùrén yǐjīng shì shuāi duì de dàimíngcí le ,dàn céngjīng zhè zhī duìwǔ yě gěi wǒmen dàilái guò hěn duō nánwàng de jìyì ā 。
The Philadelphia 76ers have already become a byword for a bad team, but previously the team brought us some unforgettable moments.
哈哈,告诉你一个秘密,莫言曾经到我们学校做过演讲。幸亏那时他还没得诺贝尔文学奖,不然就不一定请得到咯。
hāhā ,gàosu nǐ yī gè mìmì ,Mòyán céngjīng dào wǒmen xuéxiào zuò guò yǎnjiǎng 。xìngkuī nàshí tā hái méi dé Nuòbèiěr wénxué jiǎng ,bùrán jiù bùyīdìng qǐng de dào lo 。
Ha ha, I'll tell you a secret. Mo Yan once came to our school to make a speech. Luckily at that time he hadn't won the Nobel Prize, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get him to visit.
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巴菲特曾经拿这句话“一鸟在手,胜于百鸟在林。”来建议想投资的人。
bāfēitè céngjīng ná zhè jù huà “yìniǎozàishǒushèngyúbǎiniǎozàilín ”lái jiànyì xiǎng tóuzī de rén 。
Buffett once used this sentence, "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush." to advise those who want to make investments.
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有,我家有两只猫和一只狗,以前我也曾经在别的动物之家当过志工。
yǒu ,wǒjiā yǒu liǎng zhī māo hé yī zhī gǒu ,yǐqián wǒ yě céngjīng zài biéde dòngwù zhī jiā dāng guò zhìgōng 。
Yes, I have two cats and a dog. I was a volunteer at another animal shelter before.
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