偶而
ǒu ér
Pinyin

Definition

偶而
 - 
ǒu ér
  1. occasionally
  2. once in a while

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
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
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
从而
cóng ér
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 thereby
然而
rán ér
  1. 1 however
  2. 2 yet
  3. 3 but
玩偶
wán ǒu
  1. 1 toy figurine
  2. 2 action figure
  3. 3 stuffed animal
  4. 4 doll
  5. 5 (fig.) sb's plaything
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
自然而然
zì rán ér rán
  1. 1 involuntary
  2. 2 automatically
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一带而过
yī dài ér guò
  1. 1 to skate around
  2. 2 to skip over
  3. 3 to skimp
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
一扫而空
yī sǎo ér kōng
  1. 1 to sweep clean
  2. 2 to clean out

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
  1. 1 to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
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)

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