How to say “occasionally” in Chinese
occasionally
“Occasionally” in Chinese is 偶尔, ǒu ěr: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
偶尔 is read ǒu ěr: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On its own it almost never appears — only in words like 偶尔. The same sign is the right part of 你.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “偶尔”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “occasionally” in Chinese?
“Occasionally” in Chinese is 偶尔, pinyin ǒu’ěr.
What does 偶尔 mean?
偶尔 (ǒu’ěr) means “occasionally”.
How do you write 偶尔?
偶尔 is 2 characters: 偶 (ǒu) — pair; by chance; 尔 (ěr) — literary suffix; old “you”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 偶尔?
偶尔 is read ǒu’ěr. Tones: ǒu — third tone, ěr — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“occasionally” in the lesson “Feeling sleepy”
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