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差点儿 (chà diǎn r) — almost, nearly

Definition

差点儿 means 'almost' (with the implication that the thing didn't quite happen) — more colloquial than 几乎, and emphasizes a narrow miss rather than 差不多 ('about the same').

almostnearly

Examples

  • 差点儿。
    Jīn tiān chà diǎn r xià yǔ le.
    It almost rained today.
  • 差点儿。
    Tā chà diǎn r wàng jì dài yào shi.
    He almost forgot to bring his keys.
  • 差点儿。
    Wǒ chà diǎn r méi gǎn shàng huǒ chē.
    I almost missed the train.

Grammar

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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