险些

險些

xiǎnxiē

adverb #19,616

Meanings

HSK 3

他险些迟到。

Tā xiǎnxiē chídào.

He almost arrived late.

HSK 5

我险些摔倒了。

Wǒ xiǎnxiē shuāidǎo le.

I nearly fell down.

HSK 5

险些出了事故。

Xiǎnxiē chū le shìgù.

An accident nearly happened.

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.

险 xiǎn

些 xiē