céng

Translation

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

Synonyms

Examples

  • 经想过当个护士吗?
    Have you ever thought of becoming a nurse?
  • 经听过英语广播节目吗?
    Do you ever listen to English programs on the air?
  • 经用英语演讲过吗?
    Did you ever make a speech in English?
  • 经得过重病吗?
    Have you ever had any serious illness?
  • 据说她经是一个模特儿。
    She is said to have been a model.
  • 我们是隔壁邻居。
    We used to be neighbours.
  • 看来他经是个有钱人。
    He seemed to have been rich.
  • 与他的比赛网球。
    I had a tennis match with him.
  • Jane 年轻时做过女乘务员。
    Jane was a stewardess when she was young.
  • 非洲经被称为黑暗大陆。
    Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
Chinese Tones