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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

偶然 [ǒurán]
  1. 1. adjective chance
    偶然发现了这则消息。
    I found out this piece of news by chance.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

偶然 [ǒurán]
  1. 1. accidental; fortuitous; chance; casual
    偶然误差
    accidental error
    偶然现象
    accidental (or fortuitous) phenomena
    偶然事故
    an accident
  2. 2. accidentally; by accident; by chance; casually
    偶然遇见一位老朋友
    run into an old acquaintance; come across an old friend; meet an old friend by chance
  3. 3. once in a while; occasionally
    他不经常来,偶然来一次。
    He does not come very often; he comes once in a while.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

偶然 [ǒurán]
  1. 1. 超出一般规律的和常情的
    偶然因素
    事故的发生纯属偶然
  2. 2. 出乎意外地
    两位老战友竟偶然在车上见面了。

Examples

这件事的发生纯属偶然
It all happened by sheer chance.
由于一个偶然的机缘,我和她相识了。
I met her because of a lucky coincidence.
绝非偶然
by no means fortuitous
偶然现象
accidental (or fortuitous) phenomena
偶然遇见一位老朋友
run into an old acquaintance; come across an old friend; meet an old friend by chance
我二人在美术馆偶然相遇。
We ran across each other in the art gallery.
翻检家里杂物时,偶然找到一张旧照片。
I found an old photo when I was looking through my stuff at home.

Collocations

偶然发生
an accidental occurrence
偶然事件
accidental events
偶然的机会
an occasional chance
非常偶然
very accidental
纯属偶然
occasionally

Word Decomposition


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