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险些 (xiǎn xiē): Nearly (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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险些 consists of 2 characters.

险 • xiǎn • dangerous, perilous, risky • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

xiǎn险

dangerous, perilous, risky

些 • xiē • some • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

xiē些

some

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Pinyinxiǎn xiē

Meaningnearly; almost (negative outcome)

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Syntaxadverb

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Words with 险

危险wēi xiǎndangerous; danger
保险bǎo xiǎnguarantee; insurance
冒险mào xiǎntake a risk; adventure
风险fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard; danger
惊险jīng xiǎnExciting / Thrilling
探险tàn xiǎnExplore / Adventure
艰险jiān xiǎnTreacherous
遇险yù xiǎnEncounter danger

Words with 些

一些yī xiēsome
哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?
有些yǒu xiēsome
这些zhè xiēthese
那些

nà xiē

those

些许xiē xǔa little; a bit; some

好些hǎo xiēquite a few, much better

某些mǒu xiēcertain; some

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Example Sentences with 险些

tā他

xiǎn险

xiē些

shuāi摔

dǎo倒

。

He nearly fell.

wǒ我

xiǎn险

xiē些

wàng忘

le了

dài带

yào钥

shi匙

。

I almost forgot to bring the keys.