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CHINESE WORD

ǒu ěr

偶尔

seldom

HSK 5
Numbered pinyin
ou3 er3
English meanings
once in a blue moon, from time to time, hardly ever, every so often, now and again, seldom, infrequently, on occasion, rarely, betweenwhiles, scarcely, unusually, occasionally, sporadically, every now and then, at times, now and then, once in a while

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    ǒuěr偶尔jiànmiàn见面。

    Meet occasionally.

  2. 02

    ǒuěr偶尔xiàyǔ下雨。

    Rains occasionally.

  3. 03

    ǒuěr偶尔xiūxi休息。

    Rest occasionally.

  4. 04

    zhǐshì只是ǒuěr偶尔。

    Only sometimes.

  5. 05

    ǒuěr偶尔qù去。

    Go sometimes.

  6. 06

    ǒuěr偶尔xiǎngqǐ想起。

    Think of occasionally.

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