Expressing "almost" using 差点没 (chàdiǎn méi)

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Expressing "almost" using 差点没 (chàdiǎn méi) - HSK 5 Grammar

差点没 (chàdiǎn méi) functions as "almost not get to... （but did get it）".

What does this sentence tell about the speaker? -“我差点没赶上火车。（wǒ chàdiǎn méi gǎnshàng huǒchē）.” *

2 points

The speaker almost caught the train.

The speaker almost missed the train.

The speaker caught the train but missed the stop.

The speaker missed the train just by a short period of time.

How do you say "He barely passed the examination" in Chinese? *

2 points

他没通过考试。tā méi tōngguò kǎoshì.

他通过考试。tā tōngguò kǎoshì.

他差点没通过考试。tā chàdiǎn méi tōngguò kǎoshì.

他差点通过考试。tā chàdiǎn tōngguò kǎoshì.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

我没拿到签证差点。wǒ méi nádào qiānzhèng chàdiǎn.

我没差点拿到签证。wǒ méi chàdiǎn nádào qiānzhèng.

我没拿到差点签证。wǒ méi nádào chàdiǎn qiānzhèng.

我差点没拿到签证。wǒ chàdiǎn méi nádào qiānzhèng.

What is a good translation of "我差点没想起来（wǒ chàdiǎn méi xiǎngqilai）”？ *

2 points

I couldn't recall it.

I did recall it easily.

I almost couldn't recall it.

I almost recalled it.

Additional Note

When there is an undersired result, you can drop "没" without changing the meaning.

Which sentence has a different meaning from the rest? *

2 points

我差点被发现。wǒ chàdiǎn bèi fāxiàn.

我差点儿被发现。wǒ chàdiǎnr bèi fāxiàn.

我差点没被发现。wǒ chàdiǎn méi bèi fāxiàn.

我被发现了。wǒ bèi fāxiàn le.

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