略微

lüèwēi

adverb HSK 7 #27,178

Meanings

1 slightly
2 a little
3 somewhat

Characters

Examples

他略微犹豫了一下，然后同意了。

Tā lüèwēi yóuyù le yīxià, ránhòu tóngyì le.

He hesitated slightly, then agreed.

今天的气温略微下降了。

Jīntiān de qìwēn lüèwēi xiàjiàng le.

Today's temperature dropped slightly.

Tips

usage

略微 is more formal than 稍微 (shāowēi). Both mean 'slightly,' but 略微 is preferred in written Chinese.

Stroke Order

略 lüè

微 wēi