险些

xiǎnxiē

险些 — xiǎnxiē

1. narrowly; almost; nearly (indicates that something nearly happened but ultimately did not)

   他今天早上开车太快，险些发生事故。 tā jīntiān zǎoshàng kāichē tài kuài xiǎnxiē fāshēng shìgù — He was driving too fast this morning and nearly had an accident.