Word: 曾经 (céngjīng) Traditional: 曾經 曾经 dictionary entry céngjīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) Full dictionary entry for 曾经 Example sentences using 曾经 16 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 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. 你曾经去过法国吗？ Nǐ céngjīng qùguo Fǎguó ma? Have you ever been to France? 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? 你曾经结过婚吗？ Nǐ céngjīng jié guò hūn ma? Did you ever get married? 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. 我曾经爬过富士山。 Wǒ céngjīng páguo Fùshì Shān. I've climbed Mt. Fuji. 我曾经见过他。 Wǒ céngjīng jiànguo tā. I've seen him before. 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. 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.