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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adverb
曾經
- once; before; used to; in the past
我曾經是老師最心疼的學生。 [MSC, trad.]
我曾经是老师最心疼的学生。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ céngjīng shì lǎoshī zuì xīnténg de xuéshēng.
- I used to be the teacher's most beloved student.
Usage notes
- Since Chinese does not have grammatical tense, adverbs like these are used to indicate that something has happened in the past.
Synonyms
- 上早 (Hakka)
- 以前 (yǐqián)
- 先前 (xiānqián)
- 先行 (xiānxíng) (literary)
- 其先 (qíxiān) (literary)
- 前往 (qiánwǎng) (literary)
- 原在 (Hakka)
- 古者 (gǔzhě) (archaic)
- 向來／向来 (xiànglái) (archaic)
- 嘗／尝 (cháng) (literary, or used in compounds)
- 在前 (zàiqián)
- 家先 (Hakka)
- 往擺／往摆 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- 往擺仔／往摆仔 (Hokkien)
- 往者 (wǎngzhě) (literary)
- 往過／往过 (Hokkien)
- 往過仔／往过仔 (Hokkien)
- 從前／从前 (cóngqián)
- 早先 (zǎoxiān)
- 早年所 (Hokkien)
- 早時／早时 (Hokkien)
- 昔日 (xīrì) (literary)
- 昔時／昔时 (xīshí) (literary)
- 曾
- 當初／当初 (dāngchū)
- 舊擺／旧摆 (Singapore Hokkien)
- 舊早／旧早 (Singapore Hokkien)
- 過前／过前 (Hainanese)