曾经

Meaning(adverb)

once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

Examples

• 我曾经去过中国。

  wǒ céng jīng qù guò zhōng guó.

  I've been to China before.

• 她曾经是一名老师。

  tā céng jīng shì yì míng lǎo shī.

  She used to be a teacher.

• 这里曾经很热闹。

  zhè lǐ céng jīng hěn rè nào.

  This place was once very lively.

Easily confused

• 已经 — 曾经 is something that happened once and is over; 已经 means 'already' with relevance to now.

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