差点儿

差点儿 [chà diǎnr]

1. ■ （质量上稍次） not quite up to the mark; not good enough; slightly inferior to:

她的技术还差点儿。 Her technique is not quite up to the mark.

这块布质量挺好， 就是颜色差点儿。 The quality of this cloth is fine, but the colour is not quite right.; The cloth is quite good except for the colour.

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常用词组

1. ■ （几乎） almost; nearly; on the verge of:

差点儿（没）触电 narrowly escape getting a shock;

差点儿（没）哭出来 be on the verge of tears;

差点儿没赶上车 very nearly miss the bus;

那孩子滑了一下，差点儿跌倒。 The child slipped and nearly fell.