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差点儿

chà diǎn r · cha dian r

Traditional 差點兒

Meaning

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  1. erhua variant of 差點 / 差点 (chà diǎn)
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)来(lái)了(le)！我(wǒ)差点儿(chàdiǎnr)以为(yǐwéi)你(nǐ)不(bù)来(lái)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, you came! I almost thought you weren't coming.

  2. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！我(wǒ)差点儿(chàdiǎnr)没(méi)赶上(gǎnshàng)地铁(dìtiě)。

    Sorry! I almost didn't catch the subway.

  3. Liangliang

    路上(lùshang)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What happened on the way?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)差点儿(chàdiǎnr)坐(zuò)反(fǎn)方向(fāngxiàng)，幸好(xìnghǎo)看到(kàndào)了(le)。

    I almost took the wrong direction, but luckily I noticed.

  5. Liangliang

    幸好(xìnghǎo)你(nǐ)来(lái)了(le)。咦(yí)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)穿着(chuānzhe)拖鞋(tuōxié)？

    Luckily you came. Huh, why are you wearing slippers?

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)……我(wǒ)出门(chūmén)太(tài)急(jí)了(le)！

    Ah... I left home in too much of a hurry!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)差(chà)点(diǎn)儿(r)赶(gǎn)不(bu)上(shàng)那(nà)班(bān)火(huǒ)车(chē)，幸(xìng)好(hǎo)跑(pǎo)得(de)快(kuài)。

I almost missed that train; luckily I ran fast.

02

他(tā)差(chà)点(diǎn)儿(r)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)机(jī)掉(diào)进(jìn)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)，还(hái)好(hǎo)及(jí)时(shí)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)。

He almost dropped his phone into the water, but luckily he caught it in time.

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