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差一點兒

简差一点儿 · 繁差一點兒

Mandarin · pinyin chà yī diǎn r

erhua variant of 差一點 chà yī diǎn

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差: chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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4–1–3–5 · cha4 yi1 dian3 r5

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(Mandarin) erhua form of 差一點／差一点 (chàyīdiǎn, “almost; nearly”)

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