曾几何时 (céng jǐ hé shí) — not long ago; a short time ago (idiom)

Definition

Examples

• 曾几何时，她还是个年轻的舞蹈老师。
  céng jǐ hé shí, Tā hái shì gè nián qīng de wǔ dǎo lǎo shī.
  Not long ago, she was still a young dance teacher.
• 曾几何时，我们还在那个小城市生活。
  céng jǐ hé shí, Wǒ men hái zài nà ge xiǎo chéng shì shēng huó.
  Not long ago, we were still living in that small city.
• 曾几何时，他刚刚大学毕业。
  céng jǐ hé shí, Tā gāng gāng dà xué bì yè.
  Not long ago, he had just graduated from university.