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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
差點兒 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
差點兒 ＝ 差 ＋ 點 ＋ 兒
ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ · chàdiǎnr
adverb — almost; nearly; came within a hair of (happening)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

差short of (差不多)chà
點a bit (一點)diǎn
兒the colloquial suffix (花兒)ér
差點兒，差不多的差，一點的點，花兒的兒。
關 · Related
差一點兒chàyīdiǎnrthe full form, same meaning差點chàdiǎnthe same form without the 兒 suffix