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未尝(wèicháng) — meaning, uses and examples

1. adverb never; not once (written)

   我未尝听说过此事。

   Wǒ wèicháng tīngshuō guo cǐ shì.

   I have never heard of this.

2. adverb double negative before a negative word, mildly affirming

   这未尝不是个好办法。

   Zhè wèicháng bù shì ge hǎo bànfǎ.

   This might well be a good way.