accidentally; fortuitous; incidental (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
偶然 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
我们在街上偶然遇到了。 wǒmen zài jiē shàng ǒurán yùdào le. - We met by chance on the street.
他的成功并不是偶然的。 tā de chénggōng bìng bù shì ǒurán de. - His success is not accidental.
她偶然发现了一本有趣的书。 tā ǒurán fāxiàn le yī běn yǒuqù de shū. - She accidentally found an interesting book.
我们偶然聊起了同一个话题。 wǒmen ǒurán liáo qǐ le tóng yī gè huàtí. - We happened to talk about the same topic.
偶然的机会让他认识了她。 ǒurán de jīhuì ràng tā rènshi le tā. - A chance encounter led him to meet her.
Characters
然 rán - (lit.) so, like that; (lit.) but, nonetheless, however |
偶 ǒu - idol; mate, spouse; even (number) |