曾幾何時 céng jǐ hé shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. just a while before
  2. not so long ago
  3. everyone can remember when..

CHARACTERS

曾 céng already; sign of past
幾 jǐ how many? how much?; a few, some
何 hé what, why, where, which, how
時 shí time, season; era, age, period