Word: 曾经 (céngjīng)

中国曾经长期实行计划生育政策。

Zhōngguó céngjīng chángqī shíxíng jìhuàshēngyù zhèngcè.

China implemented a family planning policy for a long time.

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.

他们曾经准时来过吗？

Tāmen céngjīng zhǔnshí láiguo ma?

Have they ever come on time?

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.

他曾经被授予金牌。

Tā céngjīng bèi shòuyǔ jīnpái.

He's been awarded a gold medal once.

你曾经去过法国吗？

Nǐ céngjīng qùguo Fǎguó ma?

Have you ever been to France?

你曾经梦想在天空飞翔吗？

Nǐ céngjīng mèngxiǎng zài tiānkōng fēixiáng ma?

Do you ever dream about flying through the sky?

你曾经爬过阿苏山吗？

Nǐ céngjīng páguo Āsūshān ma?

Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?

你曾经爱过一个男人吗？

Nǐ céngjīng àiguo yí gè nánrén ma?

Have you ever loved a man?

你曾经用英语演讲过吗？

Nǐ céngjīng yòng Yīngyǔ yǎnjiǎngguo ma?

Did you ever make a speech in English?

你曾经结过婚吗？

Nǐ céngjīng jié guò hūn ma?

Did you ever get married?

农业曾经是这个地区的支柱。

Nóngyè céngjīng shì zhège dìqū de zhīzhù.

Agriculture used to be the backbone of this region.

大熊猫曾经是濒危动物。

Dàxióngmāo céngjīng shì bīnwēi dòngwù.

The giant panda used to be an endangered animal.

大熊猫曾经是濒危物种。

Dàxióngmāo céngjīng shì bīnwēiwùzhǒng.

The giant panda used to be an endangered species.

她曾经爱过他。

Tā céngjīng àiguo tā.

She used to love him.

我不记得曾经见过她。

Wǒ bú jìde céngjīng jiànguo tā.

I couldn't remember ever having met her.

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.

我曾经爬过富士山。

Wǒ céngjīng páguo Fùshì Shān.

I've climbed Mt. Fuji.

我曾经看过她跳舞。

Wǒ céngjīng kànguo tā tiàowǔ.

I saw her dance once.

我曾经见过他。

Wǒ céngjīng jiànguo tā.

I've seen him before.

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.

汉朝的使者曾经出使西域。

Hàncháo de shǐzhě céngjīng chūshǐ Xīyù.

Envoys of the Han Dynasty once traveled to the Western Regions.

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.

那座城市曾经被一场瘟疫困住了。

Nà zuò chéngshì céngjīng bèi yìcháng wēnyì kùn zhùle.

That city was once gripped by a plague.

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.