梅西差一点就进球了，但裁判吹哨说他越位。 - Zhictionary

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梅西差一点就进球了，但裁判吹哨说他越位。

Messi was very close to scoring a goal, but the referee blew his whistle to say that he was offside.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer

see 差点 chàdiǎn

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
(same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
only; as little as
as much as; as many as
to approach; to move towards
to undertake; to engage in
(often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
(of food) to go with
with regard to; concerning
(pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
(pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

to score a goal
goal (sport)

(completed action marker)
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish
(used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào

but; yet; however; still
merely; only; just

(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement
(sports) to referee
(sports) umpire; referee; judge

to blow a whistle
to whistle

to speak; to talk; to say
to explain; to comment
to scold; to tell off
(bound form) theory; doctrine

variant of 说 shuō

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

offside (sports)