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差一点儿 (chà (yī) diǎnr) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

差一点儿 (chà (yī) diǎnr) is a Chinese word: almost. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 差一点儿

形 xíng adjective

almost

我差点儿忘了带钥匙。

wǒ chà diǎnr wàng le dài yào shi

I almost forgot to bring my keys.

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Word breakdown

差 chà — differ, lack, fall short of

一 yī — one (used as intensifier)

点 diǎn — point, a little bit

儿 ér / r — diminutive suffix (softens expression)

Contextual pronunciation: r

Structure & writing
1 差 chà — not matching; not up to
Xpinyin
差 is a component in 2 characters

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2 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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一 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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3 点 diǎn — a small drop of liquid; droplet

点 is not used as a component in any other character.

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4 儿 ér / r — male (of animals)
儿 is a component in 7 characters

儿 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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