曾

Ideographic: A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it offRadical: 曰

meaning for 曾 céng:

  • - once
  • - already
  • - ever (in the past)
  • - former
  • - previously
  • - (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

meaning for 曾 zēng:

  • - great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
zhànzhēng战争
qījiān期间
ㅤ，
dírén敌人
céng曾
zhànlǐng占领
le了
zhè这
zuò座
chéngshì城市
ㅤ。

During the war, the enemy once occupied this city.

zhèjiā这家
gōngsī公司
dāngshí当时
céng曾
kǎolǜguò考虑过
chèxiāo撤销
gāi该
chǎnpǐnxiàn产品线
ㅤ。

The company had contemplated revoking that product line at that time.

tā她
réng仍
zài在
wèi为
tā她
céng曾
fàn犯
de的
zuìxíng罪行
fùchū付出
dàijià代价
ㅤ。

She is still paying for her past crimes.

tā她
guòqù过去
céng曾
yùdào遇到
guò过
yuángōng员工
yǐjí以及
héhuǒ合伙
wèntí问题
ㅤ。

In the past, she had employee and partnership problems.

zhèlǐ这里
céng曾
shì是
huángdì皇帝
de的
gōngtíng宫廷
ㅤ。

This was once the palace of the emperors.