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稍稍 (shāo shāo): A little bit / slightly (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

稍稍 consists of 2 characters.

slightly; a little

slightly; a little

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Pinyinshāo shāo

Meaninga little bit / slightly

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdverb

Word稍稍

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 稍稍.

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稍微shāo wēiHSK 4
稍后shāo hòuHSK 7-9
稍候shāo hòu

Words with 稍

稍微shāo wēiHSK 4
稍后shāo hòuHSK 7-9
稍候shāo hòu

3.

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 稍稍 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith冷

shāo稍

shāo稍

yǒu有

diǎn点

lěng冷

neutral

a little bit cold

Adverb + Verb

shāo稍

shāo稍

fàng放

sōng松

neutral

relax a bit

Adverb + Verb + Complementwith等

shāo稍

shāo稍

děng等

yī一

xià下

4.

Example Sentences with 稍稍

wǒ我

shāo稍

shāo稍

xiū休

xī息

yī一

xià下

shāo稍

shāo稍

xiū休

xi息

neutral

rest a little

informal

Spoken

wait a moment

。

I will rest for a little while.

qǐng请

bǎ把

yīn音

liàng量

shāo稍

shāo稍

tiáo调

dī低

yì一

xiē些

，

yǐ以

miǎn免

dǎ打

rǎo扰

dào到

lín邻

jū居

。

Please turn the volume down a little bit to avoid disturbing the neighbors.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

shù数

jù据

xū需

yào要

shāo稍

shāo稍

xiū修

zhèng正

，

yǐ以

fú符

hé合

zuì最

xīn新

de的

biāo标

zhǔn准

。

The data in this report needs to be slightly revised to meet the latest standards.

tā他

shāo稍

shāo稍

tiáo调

zhěng整

le了

jì计

huà划

，

ràng让

shì事

qíng情

biàn变

dé得

gèng更

shùn顺

lì利

。

He slightly adjusted the plan, making things go more smoothly.

nǐ你

néng能

shāo稍

shāo稍

tòu透

lù露

yí一

xià下

huì会

yì议

de的

jù具

tǐ体

yì议

chéng程

ma吗

？

Could you give me a little hint about the specific agenda of the meeting?

tā他

sī丝

háo毫

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

pī批

píng评

ér而

shāo稍

shāo稍

gǎi改

biàn变

zì自

jǐ己

de的

lì立

chǎng场

。

He did not change his position in the slightest because of the criticism.

tiān天

qì气

shāo稍

shāo稍

zhuǎn转

liáng凉

，

rén人

men们

kāi开

shǐ始

chuān穿

shàng上

báo薄

wài外

tào套

。

The weather has turned slightly cooler, and people have started wearing light jackets.

suī虽

rán然

zhǐ只

shì是

shāo稍

shāo稍

piān偏

lí离

le了

zhǔ主

tí题

，

dàn但

zhěng整

gè个

tǎo讨

lùn论

de的

fāng方

xiàng向

dōu都

biàn变

le了

。

Although it only slightly deviated from the topic, the entire direction of the discussion changed.