她差點要說「我不知道」了。

She was within an ace of saying "I don't know".

She almost said "I don't know".

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 她 tā she
2 差點 chàdiǎn
  1. almost
  2. nearly
3 要說 yàoshuō
  1. as for
  2. when it comes to
4 我不知道 wǒbùzhīdào I don't know.
=5 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=5 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=5 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào