How to Say ‘Almost’ in Simplified Chinese
差一点
chà yì diǎn
[chah ee-dyen]
💬 Usage Tip: 差一点 means "almost," not literally "lack one little bit." A very common pattern is 差一点就… + result, like 差一点就输了.
Phrase Breakdown
差一点
chà yì diǎn
[chah ee-dyen]
almost; just about
Used when something nearly happened, especially a close call.
那个头球差一点就进了。
That header almost went in.
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