不曾

bùcéng

adverb HSK 5 #9,618

Meanings

我不曾去过那个地方。

Wǒ bùcéng qù guo nàge dìfāng.

I have never been to that place.

他不曾提起过这件事。

Tā bùcéng tíqǐ guo zhè jiàn shì.

He has never mentioned this matter.

这种情况不曾发生过。

Zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng bùcéng fāshēng guo.

This kind of situation has never happened before.

usage

不曾 is more literary and formal than 没有 (méiyǒu). It's often used in written Chinese or to add emotional weight.

grammar

不曾 negates past experiences, similar to 从来没有 (cónglái méiyǒu, have never). Pattern: 不曾 + verb + 过.

不 bù

曾 céng