Meaning
accidental; image; pair; mate
Chinese: 一对。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ou” becomes a different word in each tone. 偶 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 偶尔ǒu ěroccasionally; once in a while; sometimes
- 偶像ǒu xiàngidol
- 偶然ǒu ránincidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance
- 配偶pèi ǒuspouse
- 木偶mù ǒupuppet
Example Sentence
我们俩只是偶然认识的。Wǒ men liǎ zhǐ shì ǒu rán rèn shi de.The two of us met merely by chance.
我们Wǒ menwe俩liǎtwo (colloquial equivalent只是zhǐ shìmerely偶然ǒu ránincidentally认识rèn shito know的deof。