差點兒

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Contents 1 Mandarin 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adverb 1.3 Usage notes 1.4 References

[edit] Mandarin

simplified	差点儿
traditional	差點兒

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tʂʰa˥˩tiaɻ˨˩˦ ]

[edit] Adverb

差點兒 (traditional, Pinyin chàdiǎr, simplified 差点儿)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) almost; nearly

[edit] Usage notes

• Unlike 差不多, 差點兒 must preceed a verb.

[edit] References

• Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
• Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.