差一点 (chà yī diǎn) — almost, nearly; (with 没) narrowly avoided, barely escaped
Definition
Used as an adverb meaning 'almost, nearly' — describes something that came very close to happening but did not. Note the other reading 差 (chā): 'to differ / to lack', which is a different word.
adverb
almostnearly(with 没) narrowly avoidedbarely escaped
Examples
- 差一点。Tā chà yī diǎn jiù chéng gōng le.He almost succeeded.
- 差一点。Tā chà yī diǎn méi bèi chē zhuàng dào.He narrowly escaped being hit by a car.
- 差一点。Zhè ge jì huà chà yī diǎn jiù qǔ xiāo le.This plan was almost cancelled.
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