我曾经

I once

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phrase Common #5,351
I once 曾经 indicates a past experience or situation; depending on context, it can also mean “I have … before” or “I used to …”.
CH: 我曾经去过北京。
EN: I’ve been to Beijing before.

我曾经读过一个希腊悲剧

I once read a Greek tragedy.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

我曾经希望我妈妈能活到我结婚的时候。

I once hoped my mother would live to see me get married.

你问我有没有家庭,我曾经有现在没有了

You asked me if I had a family. I used to, but not anymore.

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

不过,我曾经丢失过这张椅子

However, I once lost this chair.

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

我曾经真的被带去过一次

I really was taken there once.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

老实说在画这幅画之前我曾经好几次都想把它擦掉呢

Honestly, before I painted this picture, I thought about erasing it several times.

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

我曾经想要成为

I once wanted to become...

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

我曾经觉得在我朋友面前抬不起头来

I used to feel like I couldn't hold my head up in front of my friends.

— 东京物语 (1953)

你有问过我曾经招惹到谁吧?

You did ask me who I’d gotten on the wrong side of before, didn’t you?

— 我要复仇 (2002)

我曾经也像你一样,可是…你又收到讯息了吗?

I used to be like you, too, but… did you get another message?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

我曾经来祝福你能得到一个漂亮的儿子.

I once came to wish you a handsome son.

— 宝莱坞生死恋 (2002)

我曾经让我们失望过吗?

Have I ever let us down?

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

我想说我曾经有一次看见过一条美人鱼

I want to say that I once saw a mermaid.

— Suzhou River (2000)

我曾经住在伦敦,他们都有点奇怪

I used to live in London, and they were all a bit strange.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

而我曾经听过爱荷华

And I've heard of Iowa before.

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

我曾经爱上一个

I once fell in love with someone.

— 野草莓 (1957)

我曾经说过未到最后也不知我最喜欢的女人是谁不知她在做什么?

I once said that until the very end, I wouldn’t know who the woman I love most is or what she’s doing.

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

我曾经写过很多封信了

I've written many letters before.

— 西西里的美丽传说 (2000)

我曾经居住在一个小镇上。

I used to live in a small town.

我曾经爱上一个人

I once fell in love with someone.

— 2046 (2004)