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Meaning of 偶

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偶HSK 4
Pinyin: ǒu
English Definition: accidental; image; pair; mate
Chinese Definition:
①用木头或泥土等制成的人形:偶像。木偶戏。
②双,对,成双成对,与“奇”相对:偶数。偶语(相对私语)。对偶。无独有偶。
③事理上不一定要发生而发生的:偶或。偶然。偶合。偶尔。偶感。偶发事件。
④指丈夫或妻子:佳偶。配偶。
Antonyms: 奇 独
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 人
Pictophonetic:禺 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
    • 禺 [ yú ] district; mountain in Zhejiang
Similar Characters: 偊
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Example Words
偶然HSK 5 ǒu rán incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly
偶尔HSK 4 ǒu ěr occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
配偶HSK 6 pèi ǒu consort; mate; spouse
偶像HSK 6 ǒu xiàng idol
偶然性 ǒu rán xìng chance; fortuity; serendipity
More:偶* | *偶 | *偶*
Example Sentences
1
我只是偶尔抽烟
。
I only smoke occasionally.
2
我们偶然在火车站相遇了
。
We met by chance at the train station.
3
我们偶尔在周末去看电影
。
We occasionally go to the movies on weekends.
4
我偶尔和朋友们打牌放松一下
。
I occasionally play cards with friends to relax.
5
他偶尔会在电话里跟我聊聊天
。
He occasionally chats with me on the phone.