He narrowly escaped being killed.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
险些
narrowly
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
narrowly
02
almost
03
nearly
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 险些 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 险些 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
We were in danger of losing our lives.
No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 险些.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 险些.
Directly before
- 他险些1
- 我险些1
- 我们险些1
Directly after
- 险些被1
- 险些摔1
- 险些丢1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 险些
What does 险些 mean in Chinese?
险些 (xiǎnxiē) means narrowly.
How do you pronounce 险些?
险些 is pronounced xiǎnxiē.
Is 险些 an HSK word?
险些 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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