曾经
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
曾经 (céngjīng) · once
曾经 (céngjīng) means “once; ever”. It is written with 2 characters: 曾 (once) + 经 (the classics). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 曾经 is built
The characters
曾 céng · once
What 曾 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
经 jīng · the classics
What 经 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我曾经在北京住过。Wǒ céngjīng zài Běijīng zhù guo.I once lived in Beijing.
你曾经学过汉语吗？Nǐ céngjīng xué guo Hànyǔ ma?Have you ever studied Chinese before?
Questions about 曾经
What does 曾经 mean?
曾经 (céngjīng) means “once; ever”.
How do you pronounce 曾经?
曾经 is pronounced céngjīng.
Which HSK level is 曾经?
曾经 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 曾céngonce
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 已经yǐjīngalready
- 经济jīngjìeconomy
- 经历jīnglìto experience
- 经验jīngyànexperience
- 经营jīngyíngto run (a business)
- 经典jīngdiǎnclassic
Learn 曾经 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.