差点 (chà diǎn) — almost, nearly

Definition

Examples

• 我差点忘了带钥匙。
  Wǒ chà diǎn wàng le dài yào shi.
  I almost forgot to bring the keys.
• 他差点就赢了比赛。
  Tā chà diǎn jiù yíng le bǐ sài.
  He almost won the competition.
• 今天差点迟到，幸好赶上了公交。
  Jīn tiān chà diǎn chí dào, xìng hǎo gǎn shàng le gōng jiāo.
  I was almost late today, luckily I caught the bus.

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