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偶发

Word · AdjectiveTraditional偶發

occasional; accidental; fortuitous

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

occurring by chance; accidental; fortuitous

formal

Often used as an attributive adjective (属性词) before nouns to describe events or situations that are not planned or expected.

Zhè这
qǐ起
shì事
gù故
wán完
quán全
shì是
yī一
gè个
ǒu偶
fā发
shì事
jiàn件
 。

This accident was entirely a chance occurrence.

Xì系
tǒng统
shè设
jì计
xū需
yào要
kǎo考
lǜ虑
ǒu偶
fā发
gù故
zhàng障
 。

System design needs to consider accidental failures.

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Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
ǒu偶
fā发
xiàn现
xiàng象
 ,
bù不
bì必
guò过
fèn分
dān担
xīn心
 。

This is just a chance phenomenon; there's no need to worry excessively.