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偶然

ǒu rán · ou ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. incidentally
  2. occasional
  3. occasionally
  4. by chance
  5. randomly
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In a conversation

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An old classmate

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)在(zài)超市(chāoshì)偶然(ǒurán)遇到(yùdào)了(le)小学(xiǎoxué)同学(tóngxué)。

    Today I ran into a primary-school classmate at the supermarket by chance.

  2. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)多少年(duōshaonián)没见(méijiàn)了(le)？

    How many years since you last saw each other?

  3. Dengdeng

    十年(shínián)了(le)，我(wǒ)差点(chàdiǎn)没(méi)认出来(rènchūlái)。

    Ten years. I almost didn't recognise her.

  4. Liangliang

    真是(zhēnshi)偶然(ǒurán)，你们(nǐmen)说(shuō)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What a coincidence. What did you two say?

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)问(wèn)我(wǒ)，你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)还是(háishi)爱吃糖(àichītáng)吗(ma)？

    She asked me: do you still love sweets?

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)偶(ǒu)然(rán)碰(pèng)到(dào)了(le)她(tā)。

We met her by accident.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)偶(ǒu)然(rán)在(zài)巴(bā)士(shì)上(shàng)碰(pèng)见(jiàn)了(le)一(yí)位(wèi)旧(jiù)朋(péng)友(yǒu)。

I bumped into an old friend on the bus.

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

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