曾

The character "曾" has 12 strokes. "曾" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "曾" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "曾" are "zēng" "céng" . View the stroke order of "曾">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "曾"

adv.: once; formerly; sometime ago

adj.: related as between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents

• once : adv.一次；曾经；从前；乘以一；丝毫；一点；一次也
• formerly : adv.在过去；以前；从前

Form words with "曾"

Example phrases using "曾"

• 谣言不胫而走，说他曾包庇走私。

  The rumour somehow went about that he used to shield smuggling.

• 这家百货大楼曾号称全市第一大店。

  This department store used to claim to be the biggest in the city.

• 这是他曾为之慷慨捐助的事业。

  This is a cause to which he has subscribed generously.

• 显而易见，他也曾风流倜傥过。

  He had obviously been romantic once.

• 我前两天曾偷空去看过他一次。

  I took time off work to visit him just the other day.

• 这位球员曾吸引过许多球迷。

  The player was the magnet that drew many fans.

• 道家学说也曾是中国古代的显学之一。

  Daoism/Taoism was once a famous school in ancient China.

• 他曾在枪林弹雨中多次立功。

  He won many honours amidst heavy fire.

• 她曾在歌舞厅中当陪舞女郎。

  She once worked as a dancing partner in a ballroom.

• 中古时期欧洲曾鼠疫勃发，死了许多人。

  A plague once broke in medieval Europe and claimed a large number of lives.