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偶然 /ǒurán/ meaning in English

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偶然 /ǒurán/ preposition

by chance(unexpected(ly); accidental(ly))
preposition
[UK: baɪ tʃɑːns] [US: baɪ ˈtʃæns]

偶然 /ǒurán/ adjective

accidental(happening by chance)
adjective
[UK: ˌæk.sɪ.ˈden.tl̩] [US: ˌæk.sə.ˈden.tl̩]

aleatory(depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪ.liə.ˌtɔːi] [US: ˈeɪ.liə.ˌtɔː.ri]

fortuitous(happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one)
adjective
[UK: fɔː.ˈtjuːɪt.əs] [US: fɔːr.ˈtuː.ət.əs]

occasional(limited to certain occasions; not very often)
adjective
[UK: əˈk.eɪ.ʒən.l̩] [US: əˈk.eɪ.ʒən.l̩]

偶然 /ǒurán/ adverb

accidentally(unexpectedly, unintentionally)
adverb
[UK: ˌæk.sɪ.ˈden.tl̩i] [US: ˌæk.sə.ˈden.tl̩i]

incidentally(in an incidental manner)
adverb
[UK: ˌɪn.sɪ.ˈden.tə.li] [US: ˌɪn.sə.ˈden.tə.li]

occasionally(from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals)
adverb
[UK: əˈk.eɪ.ʒə.nə.li] [US: əˈk.eɪ.ʒə.nə.li]

偶然 /ǒurán/; 雜亂無章 杂乱无章 /záluàn wú zhāng/ adjective

haphazard(random, chaotic, incomplete)
adjective
[UK: hæp.ˈhæ.zəd] [US: hæp.ˈhæ.zərd]