差点没
chà​diǎn​méi

almost

差点没 差點沒 chà​diǎn​méi
almost adverb
Used before undesirable events to indicate they nearly happened but fortunately did not; in this context, it is synonymous with 差点 chà​diǎn

她的回答差点没让我从椅子上摔下来。

tā de huí​dá chà​diǎn​méi ràng wǒ cóng yǐ​zi shang shuāi xià​lai.

Her response nearly made me fall off my chair.

nearly adverb
Used before desirable events to indicate they almost failed to happen but eventually did; in this context, it is the opposite of 差点 chà​diǎn

他们差点没让我进来。

tā​men chà​diǎn​méi ràng wǒ jìn lai.

They almost didn't let me in.

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