ǒu rán
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我偶然在街上遇到了他。
wǒ ǒurán zài jiēshàng yùdào le tā.
I happened to meet him on the street.
他偶然发现了一个秘密。
tā ǒurán fāxiànle yīgè mìmì.
He accidentally discovered a secret.
我们偶然去了趟北京。
wǒmen ǒurán qùle tàng běijīng.
We happened to go to Beijing.
偶尔 (ǒu rán)
occasionally
碰巧 (pèng qiǎo)
by chance
必然 (bìrán)
inevitable
注定 (zhùdìng)
destined
The Chinese word 偶然 (ǒurán) means "coincidence" or "accidentally". It is composed of two characters: 偶 (ǒu), which means "even" or "pair", and 然 (rán), which means "thus" or "so". The original meaning of 偶然 was "evenly matched" or "equally balanced". Over time, the meaning of the word changed to refer to something that happens by chance or coincidence.The character 偶 (ǒu) is composed of two parts: 人 (rén), which means "person", and 又 (yòu), which means "again" or "once more". The character 然 (rán) is composed of two parts: 火 (huǒ), which means "fire", and 日 (rì), which means "sun". The original meaning of 然 was "to burn" or "to be hot". Over time, the meaning of the word changed to refer to something that is true or certain.The combination of the characters 偶 (ǒu) and 然 (rán) creates the word 偶然 (ǒurán), which means "coincidence" or "accidentally". This word is often used to describe something that happens unexpectedly or by chance. For example, you could say 偶然遇到了一个老朋友 (ǒurán yùjiànle yīgè lǎopéngyou), which means "I accidentally met an old friend".
