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不曾

bùcéng

never

A person refusing an open doorway
Memory picture

Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

曾 céng

Strokes
12
Radical
曰 — to speak
Made of
丷 horns 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我不曾去过。 Wǒ bù céng qù guo. I have never been there.
  • 他不曾说谎。 Tā bù céng shuōhuǎng. He has never lied.
  • 她不曾见我。 Tā bù céng jiàn wǒ. She has never seen me.

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