This is the 8232nd most frequent Chinese word.
g曾
The character "曾" (zēng) means "once" or "formerly" in English.
曾 is used to indicate a past state or experience.
他曾是这家公司的员工。
He used to be an employee of this company.
曾经 reinforces the past occurrence or action, specifying it as an earlier event.
她曾经去过北京旅行。
She had traveled to Beijing before.
曾 expresses a past intention or thought.