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title: "Buceng Meaning: 不曾 (bùcéng) Means “never”"
description: "不曾 (bùcéng) means “never (have); not yet”. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 曾 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不曾 mean?

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不曾 bùcéng

## never (have); not yet

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 曾 céng once

## In a sentence

我不曾去过那个地方。 I have never been to that place.

他解开战袍一看，阿斗竟还在熟睡，一路都**不曾**醒。

From [单骑救主 · Zhao Yun Rides Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhao-yun-rides-alone-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-9#library-word-967-969)

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## More words with 不 or 曾

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [不得 bùdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bude)
- [不得不 bùdébù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budebu)

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