差点儿

chàdiǎnr

almost; nearly

adjectiveadverbHSK 3.0 word list · Band 4trad. 差點兒

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差
点
儿

See it in sentences

路上堵车，差点儿迟到。

Lùshang dǔchē, chàdiǎnr chídào.

English

There was a traffic jam, and I was almost late.

他差点儿忘了带钥匙。

Tā chàdiǎnr wàng le dài yàoshi.

English

He almost forgot to bring his keys.

Goes with

  • 差点儿迟到almost late
  • 差点儿忘了almost forgot
Built with this character · 22 words

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差
点
儿

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