偶然

ǒurán

adjective HSK 5 #4,692

Meanings

HSK 2

我偶然发现了这家小店。

Wǒ ǒurán fāxiàn le zhèjiā xiǎodiàn.

I discovered this little shop by chance.

HSK 4

这不是偶然的，而是必然的。

Zhè bú shì ǒurán de, érshì bìrán de.

This is not accidental but inevitable.

HSK 7-9

我们的相遇完全是偶然的。

Wǒmen de xiāngyù wánquán shì ǒurán de.

Our meeting was completely by chance.

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!

偶 ǒu

然 rán