- 险些
- xiǎnxiēnarrowly (escape from something untoward); just barely; nearly* * *nearly* * *nearly* * *xiǎn xiēadv. narrowly, nearly* * *xian3 xie1narrowly, almost, nearly* * *险些xiǎn xiēnarrowly; nearly:险些掉到水里 nearly fall into the water;他险些在飞机失事中遇难。 He narrowly escaped in the air crash.* * *險些|险些 [xiǎn xiē] ► narrowly ► almost ► nearly
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.