曾 (cang4) — once; formerly; ever in Cantonese
cangˎ₄曾Mandarin Pinyin: ceng2
Meaning of 曾
nounonce; formerly; ever
noun(noun) Chinese surname; (of familiar generation) great-grand
Example Sentences with 曾
ngoˏ₅我caanˉ¹撐zangˉ¹曾zeon˗₃俊waaˎ₄華。
I support John Tsang.
zangˉ¹曾zeon˗₃俊waaˎ₄華syunˊ²選dakˍ₆特sauˊ²首。
John Tsang ran for Chief Executive.
neiˏ₅你taiˊ²睇zangˉ¹曾zeon˗₃俊waaˎ₄華。
Look at John Tsang.
zangˉ¹曾zeon˗₃俊waaˎ₄華houˊ²好ciˏ₅似haiˍ₆係。
It seems to be John Tsang.
zangˉ¹曾zeon˗₃俊waaˎ₄華geiˊ²幾houˊ²好。
John Tsang is quite good.
Words Containing 曾
曾幾何時cang4 gei2 ho4 si4
before long; just a while ago; not long before/since/after; once upon a time
不曾bat1 cang4
never | "未曾" is used more
曾經cang4 ging1
previously; once in the past
曾經滄海cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2
to have sailed the seven seas; to have experienced much of life
曾孫zang1 syun1
great grandson
曾偉雄zang1 wai5 hung4
Andy Tsang Wai Hung, former Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police form
曾志偉zang1 zi3 wai5
Eric Tsang, a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host
曾孫女zang1 syun1 neoi2
great granddaughter; see also 重孫女
似曾相識ci5 cang4 soeng1 sik1
deja vu; faintly familiar; (of two people) seem to have met before
曾俊華zang1 zeon3 waa4
John Tsang Chun-wah, current (at the time of writing) Financial Secretary
曾寶儀zang1 bou2 ji4
Bowie Tsang, a Taiwanese female singer, actress, TV host and author
曾祖父zang1 zou2 fu6
father's father's father; paternal great grandfather | [粵]: 太公
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