偶尔

偶爾
ǒu'ěr
  1. now and then; from time to time; sometimes
  2. occasional; infrequent; intermittent; irregular

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Homographs

偶尔 ǒuěr
  1. occasionally
  2. once in a while
  3. sometimes

Examples

我偶尔做。

I seldom do that.

Source: Tatoeba

他偶尔逃学。

He is sometimes absent from school.

Source: Tatoeba

我偶尔打网球。

I play tennis once in a while.

Source: Tatoeba

它偶尔会发生。

It happens occasionally.

Source: Tatoeba

我们偶尔去钓鱼。

We go fishing once in a while.

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

1 偶 ǒu
  1. accidental
  2. image
  3. pair
  4. mate
=2 尔 ěr variant of 尔 ěr
=2 尔 ěr
  1. thus
  2. so
  3. like that
  4. you
  5. thou
=2 尔 shè
  1. (obsolete, rare, of eyes) to move
  2. to move