稍微

shāowēi

adverb HSK 5 #2,515

Meanings

Both characters mean 'slightly' — doubled for emphasis on a small degree.

你能稍微说慢一点吗？

Nǐ néng shāowēi shuō màn yīdiǎn ma?

Could you speak a little slower?

今天稍微有点累。

Jīntiān shāowēi yǒudiǎn lèi.

I'm a little bit tired today.

稍微休息一下就好了。

Shāowēi xiūxi yīxià jiù hǎole.

Just rest a little and you'll be fine.

这道菜稍微咸了一点。

Zhè dào cài shāowēi xiánle yīdiǎn.

This dish is a little too salty.

usage

稍微 is extremely common in spoken Chinese. It often pairs with 一点 or 一下 at the end: 稍微...一点/一下.

usage

Similar adverbs of degree: 稍微 ≈ 有点 (yǒudiǎn) ≈ 略 (lüè, more formal). 稍微 feels slightly more polite than 有点.

稍 shāo

微 wēi