差点

chà diǎn

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

Definitions

1. almost
2. nearly

Word relationships

Synonyms

1 item

• 几乎 jī hū 几乎 jī hū almost; nearly; practically 同样表示接近于发生但未发生，多用于书面语: almost; nearly; practically

Usage notes

Collocations

“差点没”与动词搭配时，若为不希望的事，意思仍是“差点”但更强调惋惜；如“差点没赶上”就是“差点没赶上”，实为差点没赶上。

Common mistakes

“差点”后面跟动词，表示不希望的事发生时，肯定和否定形式意思相同；如“差点摔倒”和“差点没摔倒”都表示没摔倒。

Example Sentences

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那辆车子 差点 掉下悬崖。

That car almost fell off the cliff.

我 差点 迟到了。

I was almost late.

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Words Containing 差点

• 差点没 差点没 chà diǎn méi: almost

Child Words of 差点

• 差 差 chā: difference; discrepancy
• 差 差 chà: different
• 差 差 chāi: to send (on an errand)
• 点 点 diǎn: point