曾 [－]

Jyutping zang1
Pinyin zēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname: Zeng
  2. character, literary
    unexpectedly
  3. character, prefix
    great-
    • 曾孫
      曾孙
      zēng sūn
      great-grandson

曾 [－]

Jyutping zang1
Pinyin céng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. great-grand/great-great grand/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Tsang"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    already; ever; once (in the past); previously
    (syn.) 往擺, 曾经, 当初, 舊早, 从前, 往摆, 向来, 昔时, 以前, 曾經, 原在, 往过, 向來, 早時, 前往, 過前, 往者, 嘗, 往过仔, 往摆仔, 往擺仔, 上早, 在前, 舊擺, 早年所, 先行, 旧早, 往過仔, 早先, 家先, 其先, 昔日, 过前, 古者, 當初, 尝, 旧摆, 昔時, 先前, 從前, 早时, 往過
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. already
  2. sign of past
  3. Cangjie Input
    CWA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #71
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #16
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #33

曾 [－]

Jyutping cang4
Pinyin céng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. once
  2. already
  3. ever (in the past)
  4. former
  5. previously
  6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Chinese surname; (of familiar generation) great-grand
  2. once/already/ever (in the past)/former/previously/(past tense marker used before verb or clause)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    之前​試過​或​做過
    previously; before; have done or tried something
    • 曾經
      曾经
      cang4 ging1
      previously; before; once
    • 未曾
      未曾
      mei6 cang4
      have yet to; never

曾 [－]

Jyutping cang4
Pinyin zēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Zeng
  2. great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我曾经想过当个太空物理学家。
    我曾經想過當個太空物理學家。
    wǒ céng jīng xiǎng guò dàng gè tài kōng wù lǐ xué jiā 。
    • I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
  2. Mandarin
    他曾经被授予金牌。
    他曾經被授予金牌。
    tā céng jīng bèi shòu yǔ jīn pái 。
    • He's been awarded a gold medal once.
  3. Mandarin
    你曾经得过重病吗？
    你曾經得過重病嗎？
    nǐ céng jīng dé guò zhòng bìng ma ？
    • Have you ever had any serious illness?
  4. Mandarin
    我曾经爬过富士山。
    我曾經爬過富士山。
    wǒ céng jīng pá guò fù shì shān 。
    • I've climbed Mt. Fuji.
    • I have climbed Mt. Fuji.
    • I've climbed Mt. Fuji before.
  5. Mandarin
    我曾在东京居住，所以很熟悉这里的环境。
    我曾在東京居住，所以很熟悉這裏的環境。
    wǒ céng zài dōng jīng jū zhù ， suǒ yǐ hěn shú xī zhè lǐ de huán jìng 。
    • Having lived in Tokyo, I know the city well.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    法文曾经系外交语言。
    法文曾經係外交語言。
    faat3 man4 cang4 ging1 hai6 ngoi6 gaau1 jyu5 jin4 。
    • French was the language of diplomacy.
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶到曾经有一条桥。
    嗰到曾經有一條橋。
    go2 dou3 cang4 ging1 jau5 jat1 tiu4 kiu4 。
    • There used to be a bridge there.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    笛卡儿曾经用拉丁文写过书。
    笛卡兒曾經用拉丁文寫過書。
    dek6 kaa1 ji4 cang4 ging1 jung6 laai1 ding1 man4 se2 gwo3 syu1.
    • Descartes wrote a book in Latin.
  2. Cantonese
    我个孙生咗个女，我而家有曾孙女喇。
    我個孫生咗個女，我而家有曾孫女喇。
    ngo5 go3 syun1 saang1 zo2 go3 neoi2, ngo5 ji4 gaa1 jau5 zang1 syun1 neoi2 laa3.
    • My grandson has a daughter, and I have a great-granddaughter now.
  3. Cantonese
    我今年成八十岁，都未曾遇过咁好嘅人。
    我今年成八十歲，都未曾遇過咁好嘅人。
    ngo5 gam1 nin2 seng4 baat3 sap6 seoi3, dou1 mei6 cang4 jyu6 gwo3 gam3 hou2 ge3 jan4.
    • I am 80 years old, and I still have not yet met such a good person.
  4. Cantonese
    以白纸形式发表草案，之后先到蓝纸形式，曾经系政府嘅惯例。
    以白紙形式發表草案，之後先到藍紙形式，曾經係政府嘅慣例。
    ji5 baak6 zi2 jing4 sik1 faat3 biu2 cou2 on3, zi1 hau6 sin1 dou3 laam4 zi2 jing4 sik1, cang4 ging1 hai6 zing3 fu2 ge3 gwaan3 lai6.
    • Publishing bills in white form first and then blue form used to be the government's custom.
  5. Cantonese
    曾经
    曾經
    cang4 ging1
    • previously; before; once
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    曾江即示意不会再讲，谢贤再说：“你唔会怪我架呵？打吓都唔会怪架呵？”随即一巴掌打落曾江度。
    曾江即示意不会再讲，谢贤再说：“你唔会怪我架呵？打吓都唔会怪架呵？”随即一巴掌打落曾江度。
    Cang4 Gong1 zik1 si6 ji3 bat1 wui5 zoi3 gong2, Ze6 Jin4 zoi3 syut3: “Nei5 m4 wui5 gwaai3 ngo5 gaa3 ho1? daa2 haa2 dou1 m4 wui5 gwaai3 gaa3 ho1?” Ceoi4 zik1 jat1 baa1 zoeng2 daa2 lok6 Cang4 Gong1 dou6.
    • Tsang Kong immediately displayed a lack of willingness to continue talking, so Tse Yin said: "You won't blame me, right? You wont't blame me if I give you a slap, right?" and immediately gave Tsang Kong a slap on the cheek.
  2. Mandarin
    而那些生活在光环中的明星和名人们，曾经也有过类似的经历，他们难忘的往事中也不乏趣闻和囧事……李想在高三时选择放弃高考，却成功创业，身价上亿。
    而那些生活在光環中的明星和名人們，曾經也有過類似的經歷，他們難忘的往事中也不乏趣聞和囧事……李想在高三時選擇放棄高考，卻成功創業，身價上億。
    ér nà xiē shēng huó zài guāng huán zhōng de míng xīng hé míng rén men ， céng jīng yě yǒu guò lèi sì de jīng lì ， tā men nán wàng de wǎng shì zhōng yě bù fá qù wén hé jiǒng shì ． ． ． ． ． ． lǐ xiǎng zài gāo sān shí xuǎn zé fàng qì gāo kǎo ， què chéng gōng chuàng yè ， shēn jià shàng yì ．
    • The celebrities and notabilities now living under spotlights used to have similar experiences; there was no lack of amusing anecdotes and embarrassing moments in their unforgettable pasts ... Li Xiang dropped out of school during the third year of high school, choosing not to take the University Entrance Examination. Instead, he successfully started an enterprise, now worth hundreds of millions.
  3. Mandarin
    露意丝·戴维兹博士曾任哥伦比亚大学教育学院心理教育系的研究员；而乔·戴维兹博士则曾任哥伦比亚大学教育学院心理教育系的教授。
    露意絲·戴維茲博士曾任哥倫比亞大學教育學院心理教育系的研究員；而喬·戴維茲博士則曾任哥倫比亞大學教育學院心理教育系的教授。
    lù yì sī dài wéi zī bó shì céng rèn gē lún bǐ yà dà xué jiào yù xué yuàn xīn lǐ jiào yù xì de yán jiū yuán ； ér qiáo dài wéi zī bó shì zé céng rèn gē lún bǐ yà dà xué jiào yù xué yuàn xīn lǐ jiào yù xì de jiào shòu ．
    • Dr. Lois Davitz was a researcher of Psychology & Education at the Columbia University Teachers College; Dr. Joel Davitz was a professor of Psychology & Education at the Columbia University Teachers College.
  4. Mandarin
    他的日记在他生前未曾发表过。
    他的日記在他生前未曾發表過。
    tā de rì jì zài tā shēng qián wèi céng fā biǎo guò ．
    • His diary was not published during his lifetime.
  5. Mandarin
    线上教育，也曾经是新创公司的一时之宠。
    線上教育，也曾經是新創公司的一時之寵。
    xiàn shàng jiào yù ， yě céng jīng shì xīn chuàng gōng sī de yī shí zhī chǒng ．
    • Online education used to be a favourite of new companies at one point.