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曾
céng
already, formerly, once; the past
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Words Using 曾 (32)

曾经
céngjīng
HSK 5
once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾
Zēng
surname Zeng
曾
céng
once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾
zēng
great-grand (father, child etc)
不曾
bùcéng
never (have done sth)
曾祖父
zēngzǔfù
father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather
未曾
wèicéng
never before
曾祖母
zēngzǔmǔ
father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother
何曾
hécéng
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
曾参
ZēngShēn
Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. [[曾子<Zēngzǐ>]], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning [[大學|大学<Dàxué>]]
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