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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 偶然
[ǒurán]
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1.
形
超出一般规律的和常情的
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偶然因素
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事故的发生纯属偶然。
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副
出乎意外地
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两位老战友竟偶然在车上见面了。
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Examples
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这件事的发生纯属偶然。
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It all happened by sheer chance.
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由于一个偶然的机缘,我和她相识了。
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I met her because of a lucky coincidence.
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绝非偶然
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by no means fortuitous
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偶然现象
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accidental (or fortuitous) phenomena
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偶然遇见一位老朋友
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run into an old acquaintance; come across an old friend; meet an old friend by chance
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我二人在美术馆偶然相遇。
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We ran across each other in the art gallery.
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翻检家里杂物时,偶然找到一张旧照片。
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I found an old photo when I was looking through my stuff at home.
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Collocations
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偶然发生
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an accidental occurrence
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偶然事件
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accidental events
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偶然的机会
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an occasional chance
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非常偶然
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very accidental
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纯属偶然
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occasionally
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