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ǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. accidental
  2. 2. image
  3. 3. pair
  4. 4. mate

Example Sentences

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我們 爾去釣魚。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 804950)

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Words Containing 偶

人偶戏
rén ǒu xì

puppet show

提线木偶
tí xiàn mù ǒu

marionette

偶人
ǒu rén

idol (i.e. statue for worship)

对偶性
duì ǒu xìng

(math.) duality

玩偶
wán ǒu

toy figurine

布偶装
bù ǒu zhuāng

mascot costume

偶像包袱
ǒu xiàng bāo fu

burden of having to maintain one's image as a pop idol

夺偶
duó ǒu

to contend for a mate

偶然性
ǒu rán xìng

chance

偶联反应
ǒu lián fǎn yìng

chain reaction (chemistry)

偶见
ǒu jiàn

to happen upon

桐木偶
tóng mù ǒu

puppet burial object

偶像
ǒu xiàng

idol

戏偶
xì ǒu

glove puppet

偶数
ǒu shù

even number

骈偶文风
pián ǒu wén fēng

early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists

匹偶
pǐ ǒu

a married couple

偶而
ǒu ér

occasionally

偶一
ǒu yī

accidentally

偶蹄
ǒu tí

artiodactyl (zoology)

偶极
ǒu jí

dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)

配偶
pèi ǒu

spouse

择偶
zé ǒu

to choose a spouse

佳偶
jiā ǒu

happily married couple

偶合
ǒu hé

coincidence

木偶戏
mù ǒu xì

puppet show

木偶秀
mù ǒu xiù

puppet show

偶一为之
ǒu yī wéi zhī

to do sth once in a while (idiom)

人偶
rén ǒu

puppet

布偶猫
bù ǒu māo

ragdoll (cat breed)

对偶
duì ǒu

dual

木偶
mù ǒu

puppet

偶然事件
ǒu rán shì jiàn

random accident

偶蹄目
ǒu tí mù

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)

怨偶
yuàn ǒu

an unhappy couple (formal writing)

奇偶性
jī ǒu xìng

parity (odd or even)

偶遇
ǒu yù

to meet by chance

对偶多面体
duì ǒu duō miàn tǐ

dual polyhedron

热电偶
rè diàn ǒu

thermocouple

偶蹄类
ǒu tí lèi

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)

木偶剧
mù ǒu jù

puppet show

偶函数
ǒu hán shù

even function (math.)

无独有偶
wú dú yǒu ǒu

not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence

力偶
lì ǒu

moment of forces (mechanics)

丧偶
sàng ǒu

to be bereaved of one's spouse (literary)

偶尔
ǒu ěr

occasionally

排偶
pái ǒu

parallel and antithesis (paired sentences as rhetoric device)

偶然
ǒu rán

incidentally

齐大非偶
qí dà fēi ǒu

too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)

布偶
bù ǒu

stuffed toy; rag doll

玩偶之家
wán ǒu zhī jiā

Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生

杖头木偶
zhàng tóu mù ǒu

zhangtou wooden rod puppetry

偶犯
ǒu fàn

casual offender

奇偶
jī ǒu

parity

偶像剧
ǒu xiàng jù

idol drama

偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì

chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)