稍稍

shāoshāo
adverb HSK 7-9 #10,560

Meanings

  1. 1 slightly
  2. 2 a little bit
  3. 3 somewhat

Characters

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

Examples

HSK 1
Qǐng shāoshāo děng yīxià.
Please wait just a moment.
HSK 1
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

shāo