He is sometimes absent from school.
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偶尔
Traditional: 偶爾
ǒu ěr
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ǒu ěr · ngau5 ji5 (Jyutping)
- occasionally
- once in a while
- sometimes
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Character breakdown
偶
- Meaning
- accidentally, coincidently; an idol
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰亻禺
- Cangjie
- OWLB
- Four-corner
- 2622.7
尔
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Example sentences
It happens occasionally.
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