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差点儿 in Context

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差点儿

Usage 1 - "almost, nearly (for negative results)": 

Sentence:

今天我差点儿摔倒了。  

English:

I almost fell over today. 

Top-Down Words:

摔倒 shuāidǎo - to fall, tumble 


*Sentence :

我差点儿吓死了。  

English:

I was nearly scared to death.


Sentence :

我差点儿就把杯子摔坏了。

English:

I almost broke the glass.

Top-Down Words:

就 jiù - exactly, just
把 bǎ - (preposition used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word or expression, often a verb complement)
摔坏 shuāi - to drop & break



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