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差點 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
差點 ＝ 差 ＋ 點
ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ · chàdiǎn
adverb — almost; nearly; came within a hair of (happening)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

差short of (差不多)chà
點a bit (一點)diǎn
差點，差不多的差，一點的點。
關 · Related
差一點兒chàyīdiǎnrthe full form this clips from差點兒chàdiǎnrthe same form with the 兒 suffix added