偶然

Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective)

incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly

Examples

• 我在街上偶然遇到了老同学。

  wǒ zài jiē shàng ǒu rán yù dào le lǎo tóng xué.

  I ran into an old classmate on the street by chance.

• 这不是偶然的，是他努力的结果。

  zhè bú shì ǒu rán de, shì tā nǔ lì de jié guǒ.

  This is no accident; it's the result of his hard work.

• 一次偶然的机会，我认识了她。

  yí cì ǒu rán de jī huì, wǒ rèn shi le tā.

  I got to know her by chance.

Easily confused

• 偶尔 — 偶尔 means occasionally (frequency); 偶然 means by chance, the opposite of 必然.

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