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偶尔 ǒuěr

偶尔 ǒuěr Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 偶尔 ǒuěr .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ǒuěr | ou3 er3
English translation
occasionally
once in a while
sometimes

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Traditional form

偶爾

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 偶尔 ǒuěr

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ǒu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻禺

Number of Strokes

11
ěr

Explanation

Simplified form of ěr . Origin unclear. Used in ancient texts to mean "you".

Positional decomposition

⺈小

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 偶尔 ǒuěr

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de 全部 quánbù 工作 gōngzuò zhǐ shì 偶尔 ǒuěr jiē 电话 diàn huà , zhè Qián zhuàn 容易 róngyì 极了 jí le .

All I have to do in my job is answer the phone occasionallyit's money for old rope.

吸烟 xī yān , dàn 我不反对 fǎnduì 偶尔 ǒuěr chōu 一支雪茄 xuě jiā .

I don't smoke cigarettes, but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.

继续 jìxù shuì zhāo , 偶尔 ǒuěr yòng 毛巾 máojīn 一下 yīxià liǎn .

He went on talking, occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.

我们 wǒmen wán 电子游戏 diàn zǐ yóu xì shí 偶尔 ǒuěr huì 我们 wǒmen 一起 yīqǐ wán

Now and again he'd join in when we were playing video games.

偶尔 ǒuěr huì yǒu 碎石 suì shí 滚下扬起 yáng qǐ 大团尘土 chén tǔ 噼啪 pī pā 作响

Occasionally scree fell in a shower of dust and noise.

偶尔 ǒuěr Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 偶尔 ǒuěr and their own compounds.

偶尔 ǒuěr Compounds

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