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Pronunciation / Transliteration: céng jīng
"你曾经去过中国吗？"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
At any time; used in questions, conditions, or comparisons.
"Have you ever been to Japan?" - 2
Always or continuously; at all times.
"They lived happily ever after."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'ǣfre', meaning 'always' or 'at any time', stemming from Proto-Germanic '*aiwriz', a comparative form related to 'aiw-' meaning 'eternity' or 'lifetime'. Over centuries, its primary semantic scope shifted from purely 'always' to frequently denoting 'at any time in the past, present, or future', particularly in interrogative and conditional constructions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ever" is said worldwide
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jamais
Transliteration: zhama
"Avez-vous déjà visité Paris ?"
jemals
Transliteration: yeːmals
"Hast du jemals dieses Buch gelesen?"
mai
Transliteration: mai
"Hai mai mangiato la pizza?"
alguna vez
Transliteration: alˈɣuna βes
"¿Has estado alguna vez en México?"
já
Transliteration: zha
"Você já foi ao Brasil?"
कभी
Transliteration: kabhī
"क्या आपने कभी ताजमहल देखा है?"
曾经
Transliteration: céng jīng
"你曾经去过中国吗？"
언제나
Transliteration: eonjena
"당신은 언젠가 한국에 간 적이 있습니까?"
かつて
Transliteration: katsute
"あなたはこれまでに日本に行ったことがありますか？"
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