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差點, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
差點 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake
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point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
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trad. (差點)
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差
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點
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simp. (差点)
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差
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点
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Pronunciation
Adverb
差點
- almost; nearly
他差點沒趕上火車。 [MSC, trad.]
他差点没赶上火车。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā chàdiǎn méi gǎnshàng huǒchē.
- He nearly missed the train.
我差點暈過去,嚇死我了。 [MSC, trad.]
我差点晕过去,吓死我了。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ chàdiǎn yùn guòqu, xiàsǐ wǒ le.
- I was so scared that I almost passed out.
Usage notes
- Unlike 差不多 (chàbuduō), 差點/差点 (chàdiǎn) must precede a verb.
Synonyms
- 差一點/差一点
- 差啲 (caa1 di1) (Cantonese)
- 差小可 (Hokkien)
- 差小可仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 差淡薄 (Hokkien)
- 差淡薄仔 (Hokkien)
- 差無偌/差无偌 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 差點咖子/差点咖子 (ca1 dienn3 ga zr) (Xiang)
- 急下烏/急下乌 (7ciq-shia-u) (Wu)
- 爭些/争些 (zhēngxiē) (obsolete)
- 爭啲/争啲 (zaang1 di1) (Cantonese)
- 爭差點兒/争差点儿 (zen1 ca1 dianr3) (Sichuanese)
- 爭滴滴兒/争滴滴儿 (zen1 di1 dir3-1) (Sichuanese)
- 爭點兒/争点儿 (zen1 dianr3) (Sichuanese)
- 臨臨仔/临临仔 (Hokkien)
- 險/险 (xiǎn) (of bad things)
- 險些/险些 (xiǎnxiē) (of bad things)
- 險介乎/险介乎 (5shi-cia-wu) (Wu)
- 險險/险险 (Hokkien)
Derived terms
Adjective
差點
- slightly inferior
Synonyms