偶然
ǒu rán
Pinyin

Definition

偶然
 - 
ǒu rán
  1. incidentally
  2. occasional
  3. occasionally
  4. by chance
  5. randomly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依然
yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
果然
guǒ rán
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 sure enough
  3. 3 as expected
  4. 4 if indeed
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards
当然
dāng rán
  1. 1 only natural
  2. 2 as it should be
  3. 3 certainly
  4. 4 of course
  5. 5 without doubt
突然
tū rán
  1. 1 sudden
  2. 2 abrupt
  3. 3 unexpected
竟然
jìng rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 in spite of everything
  4. 4 in that crazy way
  5. 5 actually
  6. 6 to go as far as to
自然
zì rán
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 natural
  3. 3 naturally
虽然
suī rán
  1. 1 although
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 even if
不然
bù rán
  1. 1 not so
  2. 2 no
  3. 3 or else
  4. 4 otherwise
  5. 5 if not
  6. 6 How about ...?
仍然
réng rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 yet
偶
ǒu
  1. 1 accidental
  2. 2 image
  3. 3 pair
  4. 4 mate
偶像
ǒu xiàng
  1. 1 idol
偶像剧
ǒu xiàng jù
  1. 1 idol drama
  2. 2 drama series in which the actors are chosen for their preexisting popularity with young viewers
偶然
ǒu rán
  1. 1 incidentally
  2. 2 occasional
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 by chance
  5. 5 randomly
偶尔
ǒu ěr
  1. 1 occasionally
  2. 2 once in a while
  3. 3 sometimes
偶遇
ǒu yù
  1. 1 a chance encounter
  2. 2 to meet accidentally
固然
gù rán
  1. 1 admittedly (it's true that...)
坦然
tǎn rán
  1. 1 calm
  2. 2 undisturbed
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
偶一为之
ǒu yī wéi zhī
  1. 1 to do sth once in a while (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth more as an exception than the rule
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
哑然无生
yǎ rán wú shēng
  1. 1 silence reigns (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
  1. 1 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
安然无恙
ān rán wú yàng
  1. 1 safe and sound (idiom)
  2. 2 to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
幡然改图
fān rán gǎi tú
  1. 1 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng
  1. 1 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
怡然自得
yí rán zì dé
  1. 1 happy and content (idiom)
怦然心动
pēng rán xīn dòng
  1. 1 to feel a rush of excitement (idiom)
悍然不顾
hàn rán bù gù
  1. 1 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
惘然若失
wǎng rán ruò shī
  1. 1 lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at a loss
  3. 3 perplexed
  4. 4 frustrated

Sample Sentences

偶然］徐志摩
ǒurán ］Xú Zhìmó
Happenstance by Xu Zhimo
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偶然投影在你的波心
ǒurán tóuyǐng zài nǐ de bōxīn
My shadow happens across your stirring bosom
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哎呀，你别随意臆造联系啦。这可是迷信。所谓的因果事件有些只不过是偶然。我是不信这些的。我觉得这些鬼神之说实在是太飘渺了。
āiyā ，nǐ bié suíyì yìzào liánxì la 。zhè kěshì míxìn 。suǒwèi de yīnguǒ shìjiàn yǒuxiē zhǐ bùguò shì ǒurán 。wǒ shì bùxìn zhèxiē de 。wǒ juéde zhèxiē guǐshén zhī shuō shízài shì tài misty le 。
Oh man, you shouldn't just make connections as you see fit. That's just superstition. Some of these so-called causes-and-effects are just random chance. I don't believe in this stuff. I think they don’t really exist.
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我也是偶然翻相片
wǒ yě shì ǒurán fān xiàngpiān
I still flip through photo albums sometimes
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