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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不曾

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不曾 bù céng - hasn't yet; hasn't ever

List Ranking for: 不曾

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 9,618 6,883 3,843

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
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)

Other Words Containing 不曾

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不曾 - 6 9,618 6,883 3,843