险些

險些

xiǎnxiē

adverb #19,616

Meanings

1 narrowly
2 almost
3 nearly

Characters

Examples

他险些迟到。

Tā xiǎnxiē chídào.

He almost arrived late.

我险些摔倒了。

Wǒ xiǎnxiē shuāidǎo le.

I nearly fell down.

险些出了事故。

Xiǎnxiē chū le shìgù.

An accident nearly happened.

Tips

usage

险些 and 差点 are interchangeable. Both imply something bad was narrowly avoided. 险些 is slightly more literary.

memory

险 means 'danger' and 些 means 'a little' — you were just a little bit away from danger.

Stroke Order

险 xiǎn

些 xiē