擦肩而过

tā hé wǒ cā jiān ér guò

他和我擦肩而过。

He brushed past me.

zhè ge duì yǔ guàn jūn cā jiān ér guò

这个队与冠军擦肩而过。

The team came within an ace of winning the championship.

yǒu jǐ gè rén cā jiān ér guò què méi yǒu rén zhǔ dòng tí chū bāng zhù

有几个人擦肩而过，却没有人主动提出帮助。

Several people were passing but nobody offered to help.