偶然

ǒurán

adjective/adverb HSK 5 #4,692

Meanings

我偶然发现了这家小店。

Wǒ ǒurán fāxiàn le zhèjiā xiǎodiàn.

I discovered this little shop by chance.

这不是偶然的，而是必然的。

Zhèbú shì ǒurán de, érshì 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.

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