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偶尔

ǒu ěr · ou er

Traditional 偶爾

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. occasionally
  2. once in a while
  3. sometimes
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In a conversation

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How often do you run?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)跑步(pǎobù)吗(ma)？

    Do you run every day?

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)偶尔(ǒuěr)跑(pǎo)一次(yīcì)。

    No, I run once in a while.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)偶尔(ǒuěr)跑(pǎo)，那(nà)上次(shàngcì)是(shì)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)？

    You run occasionally, so when was the last time?

  4. Dengdeng

    上个月(shànggèyuè)的(de)今天(jīntiān)。

    This day last month.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)该(gāi)你(nǐ)跑(pǎo)了(le)，走(zǒu)吧(ba)！

    Then it is your turn to run today. Let us go!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

毕(bì)竟(jìng)，即(jí)使(shǐ)是(shì)神(shén)也(yě)会(huì)偶(ǒu)尔(ěr)出(chū)差(chā)错(cuò)。

After all, even the gods may err at times.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)偶(ǒu)尔(ěr)出(chū)去(qù)一(yì)起(qǐ)吃(chī)晚(wǎn)餐(cān)。

Let's go out and eat dinner together from time to time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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