曾

céng

HSK 5

曾 — céng

1. once; already; ever (in the past); formerly; previously; (past-tense marker used before a verb or clause)

   我曾去过中国。 wǒ céng qùguò zhōngguó — I have been to China.

曾 — zēng

1. great- (as in great-grandfather, great-grandchild etc.)

   他的曾祖父今年九十岁了。 tā de zēngzǔfù jīnnián jiǔshísuì le — His great-grandfather is ninety this year.

2. surname Zeng

   曾先生是这家博物馆的馆长。 céng xiānshēng shì zhèjiā bówùguǎn de guǎnzhǎng — Mr. Zeng is the director of this museum.