Sentence pattern · Band 4
差点儿: almost, and the close call
差点儿 + 动词
差点儿 is the almost of close calls: I nearly missed the bus, he almost cried, we came this close to buying that phone. It stands in front of the deed it nearly did, and the deed never actually happened; that is the whole point, and the sentence smiles or shivers about it.
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Mistakes people make
差点儿 already measures the miss; 很 has no seat anywhere in this frame.
差点儿 stands directly before the deed it nearly did; it never trails the sentence.
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What does 差点儿 mean?
差点儿 is the almost of close calls: I nearly missed the bus, he almost cried, we came this close to buying that phone. It stands in front of the deed it nearly did, and the deed never actually happened; that is the whole point, and the sentence smiles or shivers about it.
How do you build it?
差点儿 + 动词
What is the most common mistake?
我差点儿很迟到。 → 我差点儿迟到。
差点儿 already measures the miss; 很 has no seat anywhere in this frame.
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