曾
zēng
great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
céng
once, already, ever (in the past), former, previously, (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
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我们曾经是朋友。
wǒ men céng jīng shì péng you。
We used to be friends.
我曾经去过北京。
wǒ céng jīng qù guo Běi jīng。
I have been to Beijing once.
她曾经学过中文。
tā céng jīng xué guo Zhōng wén。
She has studied Chinese.
她曾经是一位老师。
tā céng jīng shì yī wèi lǎo shī。
She used to be a teacher.
我曾经读过这本书。
wǒ céng jīng dú guo zhè běn shū。
I have read this book.
我曾经看过那个电影。
wǒ céng jīng kàn guò nà ge diàn yǐng。
I've seen that movie before.
我的爷爷曾经是一名老兵。
wǒ de yé ye céng jīng shì yī míng lǎo bīng。
My grandpa used to be a veteran.