險些 [险－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. narrowly
  2. almost
  3. nearly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞、書面語
    差​啲​、​幾乎​；​多用​喺​唔​想​發​生​嘅​嘢​度
    almost (usually of unwanted things)
    • 我差啲遲到。
      我差啲迟到。
      我險些遲到。
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, of bad things
    almost; nearly
    (syn.) 差一點, 臨臨仔, 险介乎, 差点咖子, 临临仔, 差點咖子, 急下烏, 差小可, 爭滴滴兒, 争啲, 爭啲, 争滴滴儿, 争差点儿, 差點, 差小可仔, 差无偌, 爭差點兒, 急下乌, 差点, 差一点, 争点儿, 差淡薄, 爭點兒, 險險, 差無偌, 险, 争些, 险险, 爭些, 險, 差淡薄仔, 差啲, 險介乎
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他险些被杀害。
    他險些被殺害。
    tā xiǎn xiē bèi shā hài 。
    • He barely missed being killed.
    • He narrowly escaped being killed.
    • He barely escaped death.
  2. Mandarin
    我险些摔了一个盘子。
    我險些摔了一個盤子。
    wǒ xiǎn xiē shuāi le yí gè pán zi 。
    • I almost dropped a plate.
  3. Mandarin
    我们险些丢了命。
    我們險些丟了命。
    wǒ men xiǎn xiē diū le mìng 。
    • We were in danger of losing our lives.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    险些
    險些
    xiǎn xiē
    • nearly