曾

jǐ nián qián wǒ céng qù guo nà lǐ

几年前，我曾去过那里。

I went there once a few years ago.

tā céng lǚ jū hǎi wài duō nián

她曾旅居海外多年。

For many years she had lived beyond the sea.

wǒ bù céng jiàn guo tā

我不曾见过他。

I never met him before.

xiǎn ér yì jiàn tā yě céng fēng liú tì tǎng guo

显而易见，他也曾风流倜傥过。

He had obviously been romantic once.

wǒ wèi céng tīng shuō guo zhè yàng de shì

我未曾听说过这样的事。

I've never heard of such a thing.

jǐ nián qián wǒ céng jiàn guo tā yī miàn

几年前我曾见过她一面。

I met her once several years ago.