曾经是 Pronunciation and Pinyin
曾经是 Usage and Examples
used to be
was once
formerly was
政治曾经是有产阶级的特权。
Politics used to be the perquisite of the property-owning classes.
这份季刊曾经是正统学术辩论的论坛。
The quarterly had been a forum for sound academic debate.
The characters in 曾经是
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 曾
- céng曾yí一dù度once, at one point
- céng曾shǐ使once made, had caused
- céng曾shǐ使yòng用used, previously used
- céng曾chū出xiàn现appeared, has appeared
- céng曾chū出xiàn现guò过has appeared, has occurred
- céng曾tīng听wén闻I've heard, It's said
- zēng曾zǐ子Zengzi, Master Zeng
- zēng曾sūn孙great-grandson
- zēng曾sūn孙nǚ女great-granddaughter
- zēng曾céng层de的layered, multi-layered
- céng曾luán峦dié叠zhàng嶂overlapping peaks, continuous mountain ranges
- céng曾bāng帮zhù助guò过helped, assisted
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Open the tool →Questions about 曾经是
What does 曾经是 mean in Chinese?
曾经是 (céng jīng shì) means “used to be, was once, formerly was”.
How do you pronounce 曾经是?
曾经是 is pronounced céng jīng shì in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “used to be” in Chinese?
“used to be” is 曾经是 (céng jīng shì) in Chinese.
How is 曾经是 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 曾经是, each with pinyin and an English translation.