稍
shāo
Pinyin

Definition

稍
 - 
shāo
  1. somewhat
  2. a little
稍
 - 
shào
  1. see 稍息[shào xī]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

潲
shào
  1. 1 driving rain
  2. 2 to sprinkle

Related Words (11)

稍微
shāo wēi
  1. 1 a little bit
稍
shāo
  1. 1 somewhat
  2. 2 a little
稍后
shāo hòu
  1. 1 in a little while
  2. 2 in a moment
  3. 3 later on
稍稍
shāo shāo
  1. 1 somewhat
  2. 2 a little
  3. 3 slightly
稍嫌
shāo xián
  1. 1 more than one would wish
  2. 2 somewhat
  3. 3 a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)

Sample Sentences

有的，稍等一会儿。
yǒu de ，shāoděng yīhuìr 。
Yes we do, wait a moment please.
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请到这一排来，包包还要再过一次X光机，稍等一下。（哔小姐，里面还是有违禁品，我还要再打开检查一次。
qǐng dào zhè yīpái lái ，bāobāo hái yào zài guò yīcì Xguāng jī ，shāoděng yīxià 。（bì xiǎojie ，lǐmiàn háishi yǒu wéijìnpǐn ，wǒ hái yào zài dǎkāi jiǎnchá yīcì 。
Please join this queue. Your bag still has to go through the X-ray machine again. Please wait for a minute. (Beep) Miss, there are still forbidden items inside, I need to open your bag to inspect again.
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不是啦！不跟你瞎扯，我觉得自己确实在看稍长一点的文章，很容易失去耐性。
bùshì la ！bù gēn nǐ xiāchě ，wǒ juéde zìjǐ quèshí zài kàn shāo cháng yīdiǎn de wénzhāng ，hěn róngyì shīqù nàixìng 。
Not at all! I'm not going to bullshit you. I feel like when I'm reading longer articles, I easily lose my patience.
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好嘞，稍等片刻啊，你们先动筷吧，我把图修一下，然后加上美食评论就完美啦！
hǎo lei ，shāoděng piànkè ā ，nǐmen xiān dòngkuài ba ，wǒ bǎ túxiū yīxià ，ránhòu jiāshàng měishí pínglùn jiù wánměi la ！
OK. Wait a minute, you can start first. I'm just touching up the photo, then I'll write a food review and that'll be perfect!
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我们都要剪，我稍微修一下就好，上面可以长一点，长度不要差太多。
wǒmen dōu yào jiǎn ，wǒ shāowēi xiū yīxià jiù hǎo ，shàngmian kěyǐ cháng yīdiǎn ，chángdù bù yào chà tài duō 。
We both want a haircut. I just need mine tidied up a little bit. You can leave the top a little longer, but try and make sure there's not a big difference in the length all over.
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现在我是心有余而力不足了，稍微熬一点儿夜，第二天就忍不住打盹儿。
xiànzài wǒ shì xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú le ，shāowēi áo yīdiǎnr yè ，dìèrtiān jiù rěnbuzhù dǎdǔnr 。
Now I’ve the will but not the energy and a few late nights and the next day I can’t help snoring.
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好的，没有问题，请稍待一会儿。”
hǎo de ，méiyǒu wèntí ，qǐng shāo dài yīhuìr 。”
"Okay, no problem. A moment, please."
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真心不骗！这下子，蚊子叮咬的问题解决了，感冒也治疗好了，就差你时运不济的问题，稍微棘手一点。
zhēnxīn bù piàn ！zhèxiàzi ，wénzi dīngyǎo de wèntí jiějué le ，gǎnmào yě zhìliáo hǎo le ，jiù chà nǐ shíyùnbùjì de wèntí ，shāowēi jíshǒu yīdiǎn 。
I'm really not lying! Now, we've resolved your mosquito bite problem, and we've cured your cold, now we're just left with luck not going your way. That's a little more tricky.
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请稍候，我帮您转接。
qǐng shāo hòu ，wǒ bāng nín zhuǎnjiē 。
Please hold. Let me transfer you.
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稍后再回电给您，好吗？
shāohòu zài huídiàn gěi nín ，hǎo ma ？
Let me have him get back to you. Is it okay for you?
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