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.