Usages of chàdiǎnr
她 昨天 没 睡 好， 今天 上课 的 时候 差点儿 睡着。tā zuótiān méi shuì hǎo, jīntiān shàngkè de shíhou chàdiǎnr shuìzháo.
She didn’t sleep well yesterday, and she almost fell asleep in class today.
她 去 医院 去 得 太 晚， 差点儿 没 挂上号。tā qù yīyuàn qù de tài wǎn, chàdiǎnr méi guàshànghào.
She got to the hospital too late and almost failed to get registered.
我 今天 早上 去 挂号 的 时候， 差点儿 忘记 带 手机。wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang qù guàhào de shíhou, chàdiǎnr wàngjì dài shǒujī.
When I went to register this morning, I almost forgot to bring my phone.
今天 的 公交车 太 慢 了， 我 差点儿 迟到。jīntiān de gōngjiāochē tài màn le, wǒ chàdiǎnr chídào.
The bus was too slow today, and I almost was late.
你 今天 差点儿 错过 上课 时间， 还好 最后 准时 到 了。nǐ jīntiān chàdiǎnr cuòguò shàngkè shíjiān, háihǎo zuìhòu zhǔnshí dào le.
You almost missed class today, but luckily you arrived on time in the end.
我 今天 出门 前 差点儿 忘记 带 手机， 还好 后来 想起 了。wǒ jīntiān chūmén qián chàdiǎnr wàngjì dài shǒujī, háihǎo hòulái xiǎngqǐ le.
I almost forgot to bring my phone before going out today; luckily I remembered later.
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