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偶尔 ǒu ěr

HSK 4 word · traditional 偶爾

Meanings

• occasionally
• once in a while
• sometimes

Characters

• 偶 ǒu: accidental
• 尔 ěr: thus

Example sentences

他喜欢偶尔去海边。
He likes to go to the beach now and then.
Tatoeba #462082 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

它偶尔会发生。
It happens occasionally.
Tatoeba #2567498 by fenfang557 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我偶尔做。
I seldom do that.
Tatoeba #9419131 by BobbyLee (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).