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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chàdiǎn, chādiǎn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chàdiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chàdiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴-tien³
  - Yale: chà-dyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahdean
  - Palladius: чадянь (čadjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ tjɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (差點兒／差点儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chàdiǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chàdiǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴-tianrh³
  - Yale: chà-dyǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahdeal
  - Palladius: чадяnр (čadjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ tjɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chādiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chadiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-tien³
  - Yale: chā-dyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chadean
  - Palladius: чадянь (čadjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ tjɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (差點兒／差点儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chādiǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chadiǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-tianrh³
  - Yale: chā-dyǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chadeal
  - Palladius: чадяnр (čadjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ tjɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caa¹ dim²
  - Yale: chā dím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa¹ dim²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ca¹ dim²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/

Adverb

差點

almost; nearly
他差點沒趕上火車。 [MSC, trad.]
他差点没赶上火车。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā chàdiǎn méi gǎnshàng huǒchē. [Pinyin]
He nearly missed the train.

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 (chàbuduō), 差點／差点 (chàdiǎn) must precede a verb.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 差點

差啲 (caa1 di1) (Cantonese)
差小可 (Min Nan)
差小可仔 (Min Nan)
差淡薄 (Min Nan)
差淡薄仔 (Min Nan)
差一點／差一点 (chàyīdiǎn)
差無偌／差无偌 (Min Nan)
差點咖子／差点咖子 (Xiang)
急下烏／急下乌 (Wu)
爭些／争些 (zhēngxiē) (obsolete)

爭啲／争啲 (zaang1 di1) (Cantonese)
爭差點兒／争差点儿 (Sichuan)
爭滴滴兒／争滴滴儿 (Sichuan)
爭點兒／争点儿 (Sichuan)
臨臨仔／临临仔 (Min Nan)
險／险 (xiǎn) (of bad things)
險些／险些 (xiǎnxiē) (of bad things)
險介乎／险介乎 (Wu)
險險／险险 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

差點沒／差点没 (chàdiǎn méi)

Adjective

差點

slightly inferior

Synonyms

差一點／差一点 (chàyīdiǎn)

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