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差点

chà diǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

Definitions

  1. 1. almost
  2. 2. nearly

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Word relationships

Synonyms

1 item
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

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
chà diǎn méi

almost

Child Words of 差点

差
chā

difference; discrepancy

差
chà

different

差
chāi

to send (on an errand)

点
diǎn

point