Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

差点儿 [chàdiǎnr]

1. 1. not quite up to the mark; not good enough

   她的技术还差点儿。

   Her technique is not quite up to the mark.

   这支笔比那支笔差点儿。

   This pen is not as good as that one.

   她唱歌的水平比起我来还差点儿。

   这台机子的质量比那台的要差点儿。

2. 2. almost; nearly; on the verge of

   我差点儿没赶上车。

   I almost missed the bus.

   那个问题可难了，我差点儿没答上来。

   The question was so difficult I almost failed to answer it.

   由于准备不足，她这次考试差点没通过。

   他差点儿就迟到了。