偶尔
óu’ěrTraditional 偶爾
occasionally; once in a while
Every meaning
ǒu’ěr
- occasionally; once in a while
In the Library
女儿在国外工作，偶尔才打一次电话
陈老师的新名单 · The retired teacher: a Chinese short story · HSK 4
他好像是送外卖的，每天半夜才回来，脚步很轻，偶尔碰到邻居，也很少打招呼。
楼道里的灯 · The stairwell light · HSK 5
回忆，站在月球上看地球，只能分辨出大片的白色，那是云层，还有几块蓝色，一点黄色，偶尔一小片绿色。
在太空能看见长城吗？ · Can you see the Great Wall of China from space? · HSK 6
Its characters
- 偶ǒuimage; idol (as in 木偶, 偶像)
- 尔ěryou
Words with 偶
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).