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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

曾经 [céngjīng]

1. adverb once

我曾经想出国留学。

I once wanted to study abroad.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

曾经 [céngjīng]

1. indicating that an action once happened or a state once existed; ever;once

她曾经参加过校队。

She once played for the school team.

我曾经在美国住过两年。

I lived in the United States for two years.

我曾经懵懂无知，这些年的经历使我学会了很多。

他曾经拿到过演讲比赛的一等奖。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

曾经 [céngjīng]

1. 副表示从前有过某种动作、行为或情况

她小时候曾经跳过芭蕾舞

他十年前曾经去过日本
2. 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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Examples

她曾经参加过校队。: She once played for the school team. → 曾经
我曾经在美国住过两年。: I lived in the United States for two years. → 曾经
他曾经担任过美国国务卿帮办。 → 帮办
我曾经懵懂无知，这些年的经历使我学会了很多。 → 曾经
他曾经拿到过演讲比赛的一等奖。 → 曾经
他问她是否曾经被某个人虐待。 → 某
某某人曾经告诉过我这件事。 → 某某
爷爷曾经南征北战，是个老革命。 → 南征北战
我们曾经偶见过一面。 → 偶
这座古城因为曾经遭到敌军炮轰而损毁。 → 炮: 127 more results

Collocations

曾经做过: did before
曾经拥有: held before
曾经悲观过: was pessimistic once

Word Decomposition

曾 [céng]	+	经 [jīng]

nciku Note

曾 and 曾经

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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。
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”可说“不曾”、“未曾”、“何曾”“似曾”等，“曾经”不能这样搭配。
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”可构成“似曾相识”等成语。
曾 can be used in idiomatic phrases such as 似曾相识 (seem to have met before).
“曾经”的否定式不是“不曾经”，而是“不曾”，“未曾”。
The negative form of 曾经 is not 不曾经, but 不曾 or 未曾。

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