偶一

ǒuyī

adverb

Meanings

1 once in a while
2 occasionally
3 by chance

Characters

by chance, accidentally

Examples

他偶一为之，并不经常这样。

Tā ǒuyī wéi zhī, bìng bù jīngcháng zhèyàng.

He does it only once in a while, not regularly.

偶一回头，看见她站在门口。

Ǒuyī huítóu, kànjiàn tā zhàn zài ménkǒu.

Glancing back by chance, I saw her standing at the door.

Tips

usage

Often appears in the set phrase 偶一为之 (ǒuyī wéi zhī, 'do it just this once'), used to excuse a rare action — like saying 'just this one time' in English.

Stroke Order

偶 ǒu

一 yī