差点
chà diǎn
Pinyin

Definition

差点
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chà diǎn
  1. almost
  2. nearly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

差
chā
  1. 1 difference
  2. 2 discrepancy
  3. 3 to differ
  4. 4 error
  5. 5 to err
  6. 6 to make a mistake
差点
chà diǎn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
出差
chū chāi
  1. 1 to go on an official or business trip
差一点
chà yī diǎn
  1. 1 see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
差不多
chà bu duō
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 more or less
  4. 4 about the same
  5. 5 good enough
  6. 6 not bad
差别
chā bié
  1. 1 difference
  2. 2 distinction
  3. 3 disparity
差劲
chà jìn
  1. 1 bad
  2. 2 no good
  3. 3 below average
  4. 4 disappointing
差异
chā yì
  1. 1 difference
  2. 2 discrepancy
差距
chā jù
  1. 1 disparity
  2. 2 gap
时差
shí chā
  1. 1 time difference
  2. 2 time lag
  3. 3 jet lag
温差
wēn chā
  1. 1 difference in temperature
相差
xiāng chà
  1. 1 to differ
  2. 2 discrepancy between
落差
luò chā
  1. 1 drop in elevation
  2. 2 (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)
  3. 3 disparity
一念之差
yī niàn zhī chā
  1. 1 momentary slip
  2. 2 false step
  3. 3 ill-considered action
交差
jiāo chāi
  1. 1 to report back after completion of one's mission
信差
xìn chāi
  1. 1 messenger
偏差
piān chā
  1. 1 bias
  2. 2 deviation
像差
xiàng chā
  1. 1 aberration (optics)
公差
gōng chā
  1. 1 tolerance (allowed error)
  2. 2 common difference (of an arithmetic series)
兼差
jiān chāi
  1. 1 to moonlight
  2. 2 side job

Idioms (15)

参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
  1. 1 (idiom) variable
  2. 2 uneven
  3. 3 irregular
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
  1. 1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. 2 in a tangled mess
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 as different as can be
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 entirely different
失之毫厘，差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
  1. 1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
  1. 1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，失之千里
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
  1. 1 the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
  2. 2 a miss is as good as a mile
差之毫厘，谬以千里
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
  1. 1 the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
  2. 2 a miss is as good as a mile
差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì
  1. 1 (idiom) just passable
  2. 2 barely satisfactory
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
  1. 1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
  2. 2 curious coincidence
丝毫不差
sī háo bù chā
  1. 1 accurate to perfection (idiom)
  2. 2 precise to the finest detail
阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
隔三差五
gé sān chà wǔ
  1. 1 every few days (idiom)
鬼使神差
guǐ shǐ shén chāi
  1. 1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
  2. 2 curious coincidence

Sample Sentences

前些年这家生意一直不景气，差点倒闭，可最近老字号又重新开张啦。
qián xiē nián zhè jiā shēngyì yīzhí bùjǐngqì ，chàdiǎn dǎobì ，kě zuìjìn lǎozìhào yòu chóngxīn kāizhāng la 。
A few years ago the business of this store wasn’t good and almost went bankrupt. But recently shops with established reputations have reopened.
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我大呼小叫？我刚刚开车出门，先是路上打方向灯要右转，后方来车居然加速超前右转，差点就擦到我的车了！接着下车到便利店买点喝的，我才把冰箱门打开，旁边那小子竟然一伸手拿了我要的那罐茶就走！
wǒ dàhūxiǎojiào ？wǒ gānggāng kāichē chūmén ，xiān shì lùshang dǎ fāngxiàngdēng yào yòu zhuǎn ，hòufāng lái chē jūrán jiāsù chāoqián yòu zhuǎn ，chàdiǎn jiù cā dào wǒ de chē le ！jiē zhe xiàchē dào biànlìdiàn mǎi diǎnr hē de ，wǒ cái bǎ bīngxiāng mén dǎkāi ，pángbiān nà xiǎozi jìngrán yī shēnshǒu ná le wǒ yào de nà guàn chá jiù zǒu ！
I'm causing a scene? I was just driving from home, and I was signaling right, and a car came suddenly accelerated from behind and overtook me to turn right. He almost hit me! Then when I got out of the car to buy something to drink at a convenience store, I'd just opened the door to the fridge when a little hoodlum stretched out his arm from beside me to take the bottle of tea I wanted.
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说实在的，刚刚真是气得我两眼冒火，头顶冒烟，差点没冲过去给那家伙一拳。
shuōshízàide ，gānggāng zhēn shì qì de wǒ liǎng yǎn mào huǒ ，tóudǐng mào yān ，chàdiǎn méi chōng guòqù gěi nà jiāhuo yī quán 。
To be frank, just now I was so angry my eyes were spouting fire and I was smoking under the hood. I was really close to charging over there and punching him.
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然而，愉快的情绪突然之间被打断，一辆超速转弯的车子冲了出来，差点儿撞上他。
ránér ，yúkuài de qíngxù tūrán zhījiān bèi dǎduàn ，yī liàng chāosù zhuǎnwān de chēzi chōng le chūlái ，chàdiǎnr5 zhuàng shàng tā 。
However, his happiness was interrupted all of a sudden. A car, which was speeding, appeared out of nowhere, almost crashing into him.
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你别想那么多，替我们开心就好，当初你嫂子被诊断出不能生育，家里闹到差点要离婚，十年过去，我们终于可以有自己的孩子了...
nǐ bié xiǎng nàme duō ，tì wǒmen kāixīn jiù hǎo ，dāngchū nǐ sǎozi bèi zhěnduàn chū bùnéng shēngyù ，jiālǐ nào dào chàdiǎn yào líhūn ，shí nián guòqù ，wǒmen zhōngyú kěyǐ yǒu zìjǐ de háizi le ...
Don't overthink it, just be happy for us. Whenever your sister-in-law was diagnosed as infertile, it caused us so many problems at home that we almost got divorced. Now ten years have passed and finally we can have a child of our own...
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差点溺水的那一次之后，我永远都不敢游泳了。这就是“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。”
chàdiǎn nìshuǐ de nà yīcì zhīhòu ，wǒ yǒngyuǎn dōu bù gǎn yóuyǒng le 。zhè jiùshì “yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàcǎoshéng 。”
After that time I almost drowned, I would never have the courage to swim again.This is “Once bitten, twice shy.”
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我听到消息的那当下，真是差点儿没心肌梗塞！我要是怀孕，大概就当场把孩子给生出来了。她究竟以为她是谁呀！才来没多久，就这样作威作福的，根本就是狗仗人势！什么也不会，就占了那间最大的办公室，那我呢？你知道我贡献了多少青春给公司吗？
wǒ tīngdào xiāoxi de nà dāngxià ，zhēn shì chàdiǎnr méi xīnjī gěngsè ！wǒ yào shì huáiyùn ，dàgài jiù dāngchǎng bǎ háizi gěi shēng chūlái le 。tā jiūjìng yǐwéi tā shì shéi ya ！cái lái méi duō jiǔ ，jiù zhèyàng zuòwēi zuòfú de ，gēnběn jiùshì gǒuzhàngrénshì ！shénme yěbùhuì ，jiù zhàn le nà jiān zuìdà de bàngōngshì ，nà wǒ ne ？nǐ zhīdào wǒ gòngxiàn le duōshao qīngchūn gěi gōngsī ma ？
When I heard the news I literally almost had a heart attack! If I'd been pregnant, I probably would have given birth right then and there. Who the hell does she think she is! Strutting about like she owns the place after just having started here, she's relying on the boss' affection for her to get her way! She's completely incompetent, but still has the biggest office and what about me? Do you know how much of my youth I've contributed to this company?
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你瞧瞧你，到哪儿都离不开这玩意儿。饭不好好吃，路也不好好走，上次过马路差点儿被车撞。睡在被窝里还看，你眼睛还要不要啊？！
nǐ qiáoqiao nǐ ，dào nǎr dōu líbukāi zhè wányìr 。fàn bù hǎohǎo chī ，lù yě bù hǎohǎo zǒu ，shàngcì guò mǎlù chàdiǎnr bèi chē zhuàng 。shuì zài bèiwō lǐ hái kàn ，nǐ yǎnjing hái yào bùyào ā ？！
Look at the state of you! You can't go anywhere without that thing. You don't concentrate on eating or even walking down the street, you were almost run over by a car last time you crossed the street. You're even glued to it when you're in bed, do you want to go blind?!
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是啊！刚差点儿没认出来！你啥时候来上海的？生意不错嘛！
shì a ！gāng chàdiǎnr méi rènchūlai ！nǐ shá shíhou lái Shànghǎi de ？shēngyì bùcuò ma ！
Yeah! I almost didn't recognize you! When did you come to Shanghai? Your business isn't bad!
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天啊，原来我的感觉是对的！你的QQ被盗了！刚才有人冒充你跟我聊天，还让我帮他在网上买东西，我差点儿就上当了！
tiān a ，yuánlái wǒ de gǎnjué shì duì de ！nǐ de QQ bèi dào le ！gāngcái yǒurén màochōng nǐ gēn wǒ liáotiān ，hái ràng wǒ bāng tā zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxi ，wǒ chàdiǎnr jiù shàngdàng le ！
My god! It's just as I thought! Your QQ has been hacked! Somebody tried to pass themselves off as you when talking with me, and make me help them buy something online. I was almost fooled!
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