Decoded Slug: 偶尔 (ǒu'ěr) - Occasionally
Mandarin Grammar Point
偶尔 (ǒu'ěr) - Occasionally
偶尔 (ǒu'ěr) - Occasionally
Short explanation:
This term is used to describe an event or action that happens occasionally or once in a while.
Formation:
Subject + 偶尔 + Verb / Predicate
Examples:
他偶尔会来这里吃饭。
Tā ǒu'ěr huì lái zhèlǐ chīfàn.
He occasionally comes here to eat.
我偶尔跟朋友们出去喝咖啡聊天。
Wǒ ǒu'ěr gēn péngyǒumen chūqù hē kāfēi liáotiān.
I go out for coffee and chat with friends occasionally.
偶尔我也会感到孤独和压力。
ǒu'ěr wǒ yě huì gǎndào gūdú hé yālì.
Occasionally, I also feel lonely and stressed.
她偶尔在周末看一两本书。
Tā ǒu'ěr zài zhōumò kàn yī liǎng běn shū.
She occasionally reads one or two books over the weekend.
Long explanation:
'偶尔 (ǒu'ěr)' is a time-related adverb in Mandarin Chinese that expresses the occurrence of an event or action once in a while or occasionally. While English expressions like 'sometimes' or 'from time to time' could have multiple meanings depending on context, '偶尔' is more specific, only referring to frequency rather than probability.
