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差点儿

chà diǎn r · cha dian r

Traditional 差點兒

Meaning

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我(wǒ)差(chà)点(diǎn)儿(r)赶(gǎn)不(bu)上(shàng)那(nà)班(bān)火(huǒ)车(chē)，幸(xìng)好(hǎo)跑(pǎo)得(de)快(kuài)。

I almost missed that train; luckily I ran fast.

他(tā)差(chà)点(diǎn)儿(r)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)机(jī)掉(diào)进(jìn)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)，还(hái)好(hǎo)及(jí)时(shí)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)。

He almost dropped his phone into the water, but luckily he caught it in time.

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