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偶然

ǒurán
adjective/adverb HSK 5 #4,692

Meanings

  1. 1 by chance
  2. 2 accidentally
  3. 3 coincidental

Examples

我偶然发现了这家小店。
Wǒ ǒurán fāxiàn le zhè jiā xiǎo diàn.
I discovered this little shop by chance.
这不是偶然的，而是必然的。
Zhè bú shì ǒurán de, ér shì bìrán de.
This is not accidental but inevitable.
我们的相遇完全是偶然的。
Wǒmen de xiāngyù wánquán shì ǒurán de.
Our meeting was completely by chance.

Tips

usage
偶然 vs 偶尔: 偶然 means 'by chance/accidentally' (unexpected). 偶尔 means 'occasionally' (infrequent but somewhat regular). Don't mix them up!

Stroke Order

偶 ǒu
然 rán