- 1. accidental; fortuitous; chance
- ♦ ~事故 an accident
- ♦ ~现象 accidental (or fortuitous) phenomena
- ♦ ~误差 accidental error
- 2. accidentally; by accident; by chance
- ♦ ~遇见一位老朋友 run into an old acquaintance; come across an old friend; meet an old friend by chance
- 3. once in a while; occasionally
- ♦ 他不经常来, ~来一次。 He does not come very often; he comes once in a while.