偶尔

ǒu ěr · ou er

Traditional 偶爾

Meaning

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  1. occasionally
  2. once in a while
  3. sometimes

In a sentence

2 examples
01

毕(bì)竟(jìng),即(jí)使(shǐ)是(shì)神(shén)也(yě)会(huì)偶(ǒu)尔(ěr)出(chū)差(chā)错(cuò)。

After all, even the gods may err at times.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)偶(ǒu)尔(ěr)出(chū)去(qù)一(yì)起(qǐ)吃(chī)晚(wǎn)餐(cān)。

Let's go out and eat dinner together from time to time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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