Chinese word dictionary

偶尔

ǒu’ěr · occasionally; once in a while; sometimes

Word information

Simplified偶尔
Traditional偶爾
Pinyinǒu’ěr
Part of speech副、形
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.04

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