Meaning of chà diǎn:
chà diǎn
差点
Adverb
almost; nearly
Tā kāichē tài kuài, chàdiǎn zhuàng dào nà kē shù.
他开车太快,差点撞到那棵树。
He was driving too fast and almost hit the tree.
Wǒ jīntiān shàngbān de shíhòu chàdiǎn chídào.
我今天上班的时候差点迟到。
I nearly arrived late for work today.