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差點

差點

See also: 差点

Chinese

		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	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word))
trad. (差點)		差	點
simp. (差点)		差	点

Adverb

差點

almost; nearly

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. [Pinyin]

I was so scared that I almost passed out.

Usage notes

Unlike 差不多 (chàbùduō), 差點／差点 must precede a verb.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 爭啲／争啲 (zaang1 di1)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chàdiǎn, chādiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ, ㄔㄚㄉㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caa¹ dim²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: chàdiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahdean
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (差點兒／差点儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: chàdiǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahdeal
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠⁵¹ tjɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: chādiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chadean
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caa¹ dim²
  - Yale: chā dím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa¹ dim²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑː⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/