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偶然 (ǒu rán): Accidentally (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

偶然 consists of 2 characters.

偶
ǒu
image, figure; even (number); by chance
然
rán
correct; to be so; like that

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Pinyinǒu rán
Meaningaccidentally; fortuitous; incidental
Characters2
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SyntaxAdjective
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HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 偶然.

  • 表面biǎo miànsurface
  • 表现biǎo xiànexpression; representation; display
  • 单元dān yuánunit; cell
  • 报告bào gàoreport; make known; inform
  • 抽象chōu xiàngabstract
  • 单位dān wèiunit
  • 超级chāo jísuper
  • 出口chū kǒuexit [from a building]
  • 车库chē kùgarage
  • 病毒bìng dúvirus
  • 产品chǎn pǐnproduct
  • 抱怨bào yuàncomplain; grumble
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 偶然.

Words with 偶
  • 偶尔ǒu ěrHSK 4
  • 偶像ǒu xiàngHSK 6
  • 配偶pèi ǒuHSK 6
  • 木偶mù ǒuHSK 7-9
  • 木偶傀儡mù'ǒu kuǐlěi
Words with 然
  • 虽然suī ránHSK 2
  • 当然dāng ránHSK 3
  • 然后rán hòuHSK 3
  • 突然tū ránHSK 3
  • 仍然réng ránHSK 4
  • 既然jì ránHSK 4
  • 然而rán érHSK 4
  • 竟然jìng ránHSK 4
    • 3.

    How to Use 偶然 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 偶然 with other words naturally.

    Measure Word + Nounwith次
    yī一
    cì次
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    neutral
    a coincidence
    Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    Adjective + Nounwith事件
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    shì事
    jiàn件
    Adverb + Verbwith发现
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    fā发
    xiàn现
    4.

    Example Sentences with 偶然

    wǒ我
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    zài在
    jiē街
    shàng上
    yù遇
    dào
    neutral
    very coincidental
    neutral
    accidental event
    neutral
    discover by chance
    到
    le了
    péng朋
    yǒu友
    。
    I accidentally met a friend on the street.
    wǒ我
    zài在
    shū书
    diàn店
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    fā发
    xiàn现
    le了
    zhè这
    běn本
    jiù旧
    shū书
    。
    I accidentally discovered this old book in the bookstore.
    zhè这
    cì次
    xiāng相
    yù遇
    chún纯
    shǔ属
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    ，
    què却
    gǎi改
    biàn变
    le了
    wǒ我
    men们
    de的
    rén人
    shēng生
    guǐ轨
    jì迹
    。
    This encounter was purely accidental, yet it changed the course of our lives.
    nín您
    rèn认
    wéi为
    zhè这
    cì次
    shì市
    chǎng场
    bō波
    dòng动
    shì是
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    shì事
    jiàn件
    hái还
    shì是
    bì必
    rán然
    qū趋
    shì势
    ？
    Do you consider this market fluctuation an incidental event or an inevitable trend?
    tā他
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    fā发
    xiàn现
    le了
    yī一
    běn本
    yǒu有
    qù趣
    de的
    shū书
    。
    He accidentally found an interesting book.
    zhè这
    ge个
    fā发
    xiàn现
    jué绝
    fēi非
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    ，
    shì是
    tuán团
    duì队
    xì系
    tǒng统
    yán研
    jiū究
    de的
    zhí直
    jiē接
    chéng成
    guǒ果
    。
    This discovery is by no means fortuitous; it is the direct result of the team's systematic research.
    zài在
    zhěng整
    lǐ理
    jiù旧
    wù物
    shí时
    ，
    wǒ我
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    fān翻
    chū出
    le了
    xué学
    shēng生
    shí时
    dài代
    de的
    rì日
    jì记
    běn本
    。
    While sorting through old belongings, I accidentally came across my diary from my student days.
    zhè这
    cì次
    chéng成
    gōng功
    bìng并
    fēi非
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    ，
    ér而
    shì是
    cháng长
    qī期
    nǔ努
    lì力
    de的
    jié结
    guǒ果
    。
    This success was not accidental, but the result of long-term effort.
    lì历
    shǐ史
    de的
    zhòng重
    dà大
    zhuǎn转
    zhé折
    wǎng往
    wǎng往
    yuán源
    yú于
    yí一
    xì系
    liè列
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    yīn因
    sù素
    de的
    dié叠
    jiā加
    。
    Major turning points in history often stem from the accumulation of a series of incidental factors.