| 零星 | ling2 xing1 | random |
| 零落 | ling2 luo4 | sporadic |
| 时断时续 | shi2 duan4 shi2 xu4 | sporadic |
| 一暴十寒 | yi1 pu4 shi2 han2 | sporadic effort |
| 一曝十寒 | yi1 pu4 shi2 han2 | sporadic effort |
| 哩哩啦啦 | li1 li1 la1 la1 | sporadic |
| 偶尔地 | ou3 er3 di5 | sporadically |
| 零星地 | ling2 xing1 di5 | sporadically |
| 分散的 | fen1 san3 de5 | Split |
| 偶尔发生的 | ou3 er3 fa1 sheng1 de5 | sporadic |
| 零星发生的 | ling2 xing1 fa1 sheng1 de5 | sporadic |