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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 曾几何时

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
曾几何时 céng jǐ hé shí - just a while before
- not so long ago
- everyone can remember when..

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,948 26,947 16,064

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
曾 zēng- surname Zeng
曾 céng- once
- already
- ever (in the past)
- former
- previously
- (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾 zēng- great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
几 jī- small table
几 jī- almost
几 jǐ- how much
- how many
- several
- a few
何 hé- surname He
何 hé- what
- how
- why
- which
- carry
时 shí- old variant of 時|时[shi2]
时 shí- surname Shi
时 shí- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period

Other Words Containing 曾几何时

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
曾几何时 - - 20,948 26,947 16,064