稍稍

shāoshāo

adverb HSK 7-9 #10,560

Meanings

1 slightly
2 a little bit
3 somewhat

Characters

Reduplication of 稍 intensifies the sense of 'just a little bit', making it feel softer and more tentative than a single 稍.

Examples

请稍稍等一下。

Qǐng shāoshāo děng yīxià.

Please wait just a moment.

今天的天气稍稍好了一些。

Jīntiān de tiānqì shāoshāo hǎole yīxiē.

Today's weather has improved a little.

Tips

usage

稍稍 is more literary and softer than 稍微. It often appears in written Chinese or polite speech.

Stroke Order

稍 shāo