chà​yī​diǎn​r

almost

差一点儿 差一點兒 chà​yī​diǎn​r
almost
almost; nearly; on the verge of happening
not good enough
slightly inferior; not quite up to standard or lacking in quality; a bit short of the mark
narrowly escaped
used in the construction 差一点儿没 chà​yī​diǎn​r​méi plus a verb to indicate narrowly escaping an unfortunate event or barely avoiding an action

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0.185 per million

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