# 曾经 (céngjīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 曾经 (céngjīng) means “once; already; former”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: once; already; former
- Pinyin: céngjīng (ceng2 jing1)
- Traditional: 曾經
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我曾经在那个城市住过两年。
  Wǒ céngjīng zài nàge chéngshì zhùguò liǎng nián.
  I once lived in that city for two years.

## Characters

- [曾](https://hanziro.com/word/ceng-once/) (céng): once; ever
- [经](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-pass-through/) (jīng): to pass through; to undergo

https://hanziro.com/word/ceng-jing-once/

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