差点儿
chàdiǎnr
almost; nearly
Characters in this word
点 diǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 占 to divine 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我差点儿迟到。 Wǒ chà diǎnr chí dào. I almost arrive late.
- 他差点儿摔倒。 Tā chà diǎnr shuāi dǎo. He almost falls down.
- 她差点儿哭了。 Tā chà diǎnr kū le. She almost cries.
Related words
- 差 chà to lack, short of; to (in telling time)
- 差不多 chàbuduō almost; about the same
- 差别 chābié difference
- 差距 chājù gap; difference
- 出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
- 地点 dìdiǎn place, location
- 点 diǎn o'clock; dot; a little
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 点头 diǎntóu to nod
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion
- 快点儿 kuàidiǎnr hurry up
- 特点 tèdiǎn special feature