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曾经

formerly

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ceng2jing1 • céngjīng

Meaning

Primary

formerly

Alternatives

once

Mnemonic

We say 曾经 formerly to refer to a 曾 former state of being that we have already 经 passed through.

Usage

那 位 老人 曾经 是

that old man formerly was...

我 曾经 在 美国 住 过 三 年。

I formerly lived in the United States for three years.

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