差點 - Almost - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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almost

差

to differ

點

spot

cha4dian3 • chàdiǎn

almost

nearly, barely

If you 差點 almost achieve something, the line between success and failure 差 differ only by a small 點 spot.

我差點沒趕上公車。

I almost missed the bus.

她差點哭出來。

She almost started crying.