HSK 5 · adverb
曾
once; formerly; already
他曾去过很多国家。
Tā céng qùguo hěn duō guójiā.
He has been to many countries.
我曾经在南方住过。
Wǒ céngjīng zài nánfāng zhùguo.
I once lived in the south.
他不曾见过大海，一直想去看看。
Tā bùcéng jiànguò dàhǎi, yìzhí xiǎng qù kànkan.
He has never seen the sea and has always wanted to go and have a look.
这个人看着似曾相识，我可能见过他。
Zhège rén kànzhe sìcéng-xiāngshí， wǒ kěnéng jiànguo tā。
This person looks familiar; I may have met him before.