偶尔
ǒu’ěr
occasionally
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我偶尔会去看电影。I occasionally go to see a movie.
- 他偶尔也会犯错。He makes mistakes occasionally too.
Collocations
偶尔去偶尔一次只是偶尔偶尔会
Mnemonic
偶 ǒu "by chance/occasionally" + 尔 (suffix): now and then. Opposite frequency of 经常 (often).
Related
经常有时常常偶
Quick check
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