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Change log entry 40274
Processed by: richwarm (2012-02-21 01:32:45 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 39180 - submitted by 'ycandau' >>
once again, accumulation (thru several revisions) of closely related, but
inexact, words

what it doesn't mean:
not quite
barely (我差点给堵死了, I barely got poisoned ?)
>>[Editor: I'm sure you mean 毒死 here.]

a bit different, not good enough; that's 差 + 一点
on the verge of (I know, that's on F, I fail to see where it would fit)
nearly starting -- don't see what this mean
Diff:
- 差點 差点 [cha4 dian3] /not quite/not good enough/almost/barely/a bit different/just about to/nearly starting/on the verge of/
+ 差點 差点 [cha4 dian3] /almost/nearly/
 
- 差點兒 差点儿 [cha4 dian3 r5] /erhua variant of 差點|差点, not quite/not good enough/almost/barely/a bit different/just about to/nearly starting/on the verge of/
+ 差點兒 差点儿 [cha4 dian3 r5] /erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]/
 
- 差一點 差一点 [cha4 yi1 dian3] /not quite/not good enough/almost/barely/a bit different/just about to/nearly starting/on the verge of/see also 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]/
+ 差一點 差一点 [cha4 yi1 dian3] /see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]/
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