偶然
ǒurán
accidental; by chance
Part of speech · adjective / adverb
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Examples
- 我们在街上偶然遇见了。We ran into each other by chance on the street.
- 这并不是偶然的现象。This is by no means an accidental phenomenon.
Collocations
偶然事件偶然机会偶然相遇纯属偶然
Mnemonic
偶 ǒu "by chance" + 然 rán "thus": happening unexpectedly, i.e. accidental, by chance. ① an adjective ② an adverb. Opposite of 必然 (inevitable). 纯属偶然 = purely by chance.
Related
必然偶尔碰巧意外
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