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曾經

曾經

See also: 曾经

Chinese

already; used to passed through
trad. (曾經)
simp. (曾经)

Adverb

曾經

  1. once; before; used to; in the past
    曾經老師心疼學生 [MSC, trad.]
    曾经老师心疼学生 [MSC, simp.]
    céngjīng shì lǎoshī zuì xīnténg de xuéshēng. [Pinyin]
    I used to be the teacher's most beloved student.

Usage notes

  • Since Chinese does not have grammatical tense, adverbs like these are used to indicate that something has happened in the past.