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
，
dírén敌人
céng曾
zhànlǐng占领
le了
zhè这
zuò座
chéngshì城市
。

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
。

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
。

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
。

In the past, she had employee and partnership problems.

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

This was once the palace of the emperors.