# 曾经 (céngjīng): once | HSK 5 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-5/cengjing-2098
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-5-2098
HSK levels: 5
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:41:09.540Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 曾经 (céngjīng), HSK 5: once; previously; ever (indicating a past experience or state). Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 曾经

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céngjīng

once; previously; ever (indicating a past experience or state)

HSK 5

## Pronunciation

céngjīng

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## Example sentence

我曾经在北京住过三年。

Wǒ céngjīng zài Běijīng zhù guo sān nián.

I once lived in Beijing for three years.

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