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差点儿
chà diǎn r
Meaning
- almost
Definition
表示某种情况几乎发生但未发生，或几乎达到但未达到。相当于“几乎”。
almost; nearly; barely missing.
Usage
常用于表示差点发生某事（通常是坏事），或者差点做到某事。可以用于肯定或否定。后面接动词短语。
Often used to indicate that something almost happened (usually something bad), or almost accomplished something. Can be used in affirmative or negative. Followed by a verb phrase.
Examples
- 1 我差点儿迟到了。 (I was almost late.)
- 2 他差点儿摔倒。 (He almost fell.)
- 3 我差点儿忘了带钥匙。 (I almost forgot to bring the key.)
- 4 这道题我差点儿做对了。 (I almost got this question right.)
- 5 今天差点儿下雨。 (It almost rained today.)
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