差点儿

1. not quite up to the mark; not good enough

♦ 她的技术还~。 Her technique is not quite up to the mark.

♦ 这支笔比那支笔~。 This pen is not as good as that one.

2. almost; nearly; on the verge of

♦ 我~没赶上车。 I almost missed the bus.

♦ 那个问题可难了, 我~没答上来。 The question was so difficult I almost failed to answer it.