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Expressing "almost" using "chadian mei"
Logically, 差点没 (chàdiǎn méi) is just a simple extension of 差点, adding the negation after it. In fact, you shouldn't think of it as a single word; think of the 没 as belonging to what follows 差点 and it makes more sense. Still, it can be a little confusing for many learners, and is worth a closer look.
- Keywords
- 差点没 · 差点 · almost
- Used for
- Describing actions
- Classification
- Adverbs
Examples (10)
我差点儿没想起来。
我差点没赶上火车。
他差点没通过考试。
我差点儿没拿到签证。
排队的人太多了，差点儿没买到。
他们两个差点儿没通过面试。
我差点儿没和她撞在一起。
这个地方太大了，我走了很久，差点儿没累死。
我差点儿没被发现。
这里差点儿没变成一个垃圾场。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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