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差
點
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点
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Jyutping
caa1 dim2
Pinyin
chà diǎn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
almost
nearly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
副詞、書面語
即係差啲;好接近;爭少少
nearly; almost
我差啲整唔見個銀包。
我差啲整唔见个银包。
ngo5 caa1 di1 zing2 m4 gin3 go3 ngan4 baau1.
我差點把錢包弄丟了。
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他过马路时差点被车撞。
他過馬路時差點被車撞。
tā guò mǎ lù shí chà diǎn bèi chē zhuàng 。
He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.
Mandarin
我差点在人群中和你失散了。
我差點在人群中和你失散了。
wǒ chà diǎn zài rén qún zhōng hé nǐ shī sàn le 。
I all but lost you in the crowd.
Mandarin
差点就对了。
差點就對了。
chà diǎn jiù duì le 。
That is almost correct.
Mandarin
事故差点让他丢了性命。
事故差點讓他丟瞭性命。
shì gù chà diǎn ràng tā diū liǎo xìng mìng 。
The accident almost cost him his life.
Mandarin
好恐怖,差点没把我魂吓飞。
好恐怖,差點沒把我魂嚇飛。
hǎo kǒng bù , chà diǎn méi bǎ wǒ hún xià fēi 。
I almost went crazy with fear.
It was so horrible, I almost stopped breathing from fear.