Meaning
somewhat; a little
Chinese: 稍微、略微。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shao” becomes a different word in each tone. 稍 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 稍微shāo wēia little bit
- 稍后shāo hòuin a little while; shortly after
- 稍稍shāo shāosomewhat; a little; slightly
- 稍候shāo hòuto wait a moment
- 稍等shāo děngto wait a moment
Example Sentence
请稍等，我去给你拿水。Qǐng shāo děng, wǒ qù gěi nǐ ná shuǐ.Please wait a moment; I will get you some water.
请Qǐngto ask稍等shāo děngto wait a moment，我wǒI去qùto go给gěito你nǐyou拿náto hold水shuǐShui ethnic group。