差點兒
“almost; nearly (did something); by a narrow margin; slightly inferior; not quite up to standard”
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差
ㄔㄚ
Difference; mistake; wrong; to lack; not up to standard; slightly; to send on an errand; an officer.
點
ㄉㄧㄢˇ
dot; speck; spot; to touch briefly; to tap; to mark; to select; to order food; to hint; to nod; a small amount; a bit; o'clock; classifier for small amounts
兒
ㄦˊ
Child; son; offspring; a self-referential term used by children to parents; a term of address for a junior; a young man; also a surname.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 一點ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇa little; a bit; (in negatives) not at all; a bit more (after adjectives); a point in discussion; one o'clock; dot stroke in calligraphy
- 兒子ㄦˊ ㄗˇson; male child of a parent; a boy in relation to his parents
- 女兒ㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊdaughter; a female child of one's parents; a girl; an unmarried young woman
- 有點ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇa little; somewhat; to some extent; used to indicate a small amount or low degree
- 兒童ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊchild; a young person below adulthood; a boy or girl who has not yet reached maturity
- 重點ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇkey point; main focus; emphasis; most important aspect; (of a project, policy, etc.) priority; to focus on; to emphasize
- 觀點ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄢˇpoint of view; viewpoint; standpoint; the position or angle from which an issue or phenomenon is analyzed or judged
- 地點ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇplace; site; location; venue; the specific spot where something is or happens.
- 差異ㄔㄚ ㄧˋdifference; discrepancy; divergence between things; in statistics, the spread or dispersion of a set of values
- 嬰兒ㄧㄥ ㄦˊinfant; baby; a very young child; in Daoism, lead (as a counterpart to mercury).
- 景點ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇscenic spot; tourist attraction; a place of interest worth visiting; a highlight of a scenic area
- 差不多ㄔㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄛalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad