偶尔 ǒu’ěr occasionally

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Traditional: 偶爾

Stroke order

偶尔 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

偶尔 — the Chinese character for occasionally (ǒu’ěr), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 偶尔 — occasionally

偶 — 11 strokes
尔 — 5 strokes

Senses

occasionally
once in a while
sometimes

Characters in 偶尔

偶 ǒu — accidental; image; pair
尔 ěr — thus; so; like that

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我偶尔去看电影。Wǒ ǒu'ěr qù kàn diànyǐng.I occasionally go to the cinema.
他偶尔也会做饭。Tā ǒu'ěr yě huì zuò fàn.He occasionally cooks as well.

Related words

偶尔 is pronounced ǒu’ěr and means “occasionally”.

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