險些

险些
xiǎnxiē
  1. narrowly
  2. almost
  3. nearly

CEDICT

  1. (of bad things) almost; nearly
  2. almost; nearly

Wiktionary

差一點、幾乎。

重編國語辭典

Examples

他險些被殺害。

He narrowly escaped being killed.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 險 xiǎn
  1. danger
  2. dangerous
  3. rugged
2 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

Containing this entry

險些兒 xiǎnxiē'ér

Related entries

七七八八 qīqībābā
  1. almost
  2. nearing completion
  3. bits and piece
  4. of all kinds
將近 jiāngjìn
  1. almost
  2. nearly
  3. close to
將近三點了。

It's nearly three o'clock.

Source: Tatoeba

差不多 chàbuduō
  1. almost
  2. nearly
  3. more or less
  4. about the same
  5. good enough
  6. not bad
差不多六点了。

It's almost six o'clock.

Source: Tatoeba

差點 chàdiǎn
  1. almost
  2. nearly
我差点忘了。

I'd almost forgotten about that.

Source: Tatoeba

差點沒 chàdiǎnméi
  1. almost
  2. nearly
  3. (i.e. same as 差點 chàdiǎn)
我差点没去澳大利亚。

I almost didn't visit Australia.

Source: Tatoeba

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