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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adv.occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
这种情形只是偶尔发生。
This type of situation only happens occasionally.
我们偶尔会见面。
We see each other once in a long while.
他依然偶尔写信给她。
He still wrote to her occasionally.
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- 2
adj.accidental
这是我偶尔想起来的事情。
I just happened to think of this thing.
偶尔的事
occasional thing
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Word usage
- Note"偶尔" different from "偶然". "偶然" emphasizes accidents, which is beyond the norm, and is opposite to "必然"; "偶尔" emphasizes occurrence or occurrence less frequently, as opposed to "经常".