差點

See also: 差点

Chinese

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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 ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (差點兒／差点儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chàdiǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chàdiǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴-tien³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chà-dyǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahdeal
  - Palladius: чадяньр (čadjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽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 ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (差點兒／差点儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chādiǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄚㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chadiǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-tien³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chā-dyǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chadeal
  - Palladius: чадяньр (čadjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽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

差一點／差一点
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)
差無偌／差无偌 (Min Nan)
差點咖子／差点咖子 (ca¹ dienn³ ga zr) (Xiang)
急下烏／急下乌 (⁷ciq-shia-u) (Wu)
爭些／争些 (zhēngxiē) (obsolete)
爭啲／争啲 (zaang¹ di¹) (Cantonese)
爭差點兒／争差点儿 (zen¹ ca¹ dianr³) (Sichuanese)
爭滴滴兒／争滴滴儿 (zen¹ di¹ dir^3-1) (Sichuanese)
爭點兒／争点儿 (zen¹ dianr³) (Sichuanese)
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 (⁵shi-cia-wu) (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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