Word: 曾经 (céngjīng) already; former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

These are the example sentences using 曾经 in the sense already; former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause). Every sentence using 曾经 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 曾經

Example sentences using 曾经 in this sense

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京都市曾经是日本的首都。

Jīngdū shì céngjīng shì Rìběn de shǒudū.

Kyoto was the former capital of Japan.
他们曾经很富有。

Tāmen céngjīng hěn fùyǒu.

They were wealthy.
他曾经反对垄断。

Tā céngjīng fǎnduì lǒngduàn.

He was opposed to monopolies.
他曾经是剑桥大学的教授。

Tā céngjīng shì Jiànqiáo Dàxué de jiàoshòu.

He was a professor at Cambridge University.
他曾经是市长。

Tā céngjīng shì shìzhǎng.

He used to be the mayor.
大熊猫曾经是濒危动物。

Dàxióngmāo céngjīng shì bīnwēi dòngwù.

The giant panda used to be an endangered animal.
她曾经爱过他。

Tā céngjīng àiguo tā.

She used to love him.
我曾经像猪一样吃。

Wǒ céngjīng xiàng zhū yíyàng chī.

I used to eat like a pig.
我曾经在中国不到一个月。

Wǒ céngjīng zài Zhōngguó búdào yí gè yuè.

I've been in China for less than a month.
我曾经每周末都和朋友外出。

Wǒ céngjīng měi zhōumò dōu hé péngyou wàichū.

I used to go out with friends every weekend.
据说她曾经是一个模特儿。

Jùshuō tā céngjīng shì yí gè mótèr.

She is said to have been a model.
曾经有一个意外。

Céngjīng yǒu yí gè yìwài.

There's been an accident.
这是她曾经住过的房子。

Zhè shì tā céngjīng zhùguo de fángzi.

This is the house in which she used to live.
那个朝代曾经非常昌盛。

Nàge cháodài céngjīng fēicháng chāngshèng.

That dynasty was once extremely prosperous.
非洲曾经被称为黑暗大陆。

Fēizhōu céngjīng bèi chēngwéi hēi'àn dàlù.

Africa was once called the Dark Continent.