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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 曾经
[céngjīng]
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1.
副
表示从前有过某种动作、行为或情况
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他十年前曾经去过日本
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她小时候曾经跳过芭蕾舞。
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跟"已经"不同。"已经"表示的时间一般在不久以前，现在有的可能还在继续。
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我曾经在美国住过两年。
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I lived in the United States for two years.
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林肯曾经两次竞选参议员。
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Lincoln ran for the Senate twice.
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《离思》：“曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。”
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" Lisi" writes " It is difficult to be water for one who has seen the great seas, and difficult to be clouds for one who has seen the Yangtze Gorges."
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他临终时曾经嘱咐过丧事从俭。
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Before passing away, he asked that all unnecessary formalities should be dispensed with at his funeral.
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小明的爸爸曾经是个返城知青。
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Xiao Ming's father was an "educated youth" who later went back to the city.
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他家祖上曾经有人出任过封疆大吏。
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One of his ancestors was once the governor of a border province.
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中国历史上，曾经有很多皇帝前往泰山封禅。
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Many emperors in Chinese history offered sacrifices to heaven and earth on Mount Tai.
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他曾经在宫中伺候老佛爷。
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He used to be a servant of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
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那位高士曾经居此山中。
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The hermit used to live in seclusion on this mountain.
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Collocations
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曾经做过
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did before
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曾经拥有
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held before
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曾经悲观过
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was pessimistic once
nciku Note
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曾 and 曾经
céng and céngjīng
Both words indicate that something once happened before. 曾 is more literary than 曾经.
(1) 他曾经（曾）在这里学习和生活了三年。
(2) 这里曾经（曾）是一片荒凉。
曾 can be used in 不曾, 未曾, 何曾, 似曾, etc. 曾经 cannot be used in these phrases.
(3) 我只是听说过，但从来不曾见过他。
(4) 这件事他未曾听过。
(5) 他何曾吃过这么好吃的东西？
曾 can be used in idiomatic phrases such as 似曾相识 (seem to have met before). The negative form of 曾经 is not 不曾经, but 不曾 or 未曾.
这两个词都表示以前有过（一般已完成）某事或情况。“曾”较书面化。
“曾”可说“不曾”、“未曾”、“何曾”“似曾”等，“曾经”不能这样搭配。
“曾”可构成“似曾相识”等成语。
“曾经”的否定式不是“不曾经”，而是“不曾”，“未曾”。
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