稍

shāo

adverb HSK 5 #1,658

Meanings

Qǐng shāo děng yīxià.

Please wait a moment.

Jīntiān shāo lěng yīxiē.

It's a little colder today.

Tā zǒulù shāo kuài le diǎn.

He walked a bit fast.

Shāo bù zhùyì jiù huì chūcuò.

The slightest carelessness will lead to mistakes.

usage

稍 is more formal/written than 稍微. 请稍等 is a very common polite phrase meaning 'please wait a moment.' 稍后 (shāo hòu) means 'shortly/in a moment.'

grammar

稍 + adjective/verb pattern: 稍大 (slightly bigger), 稍等 (wait briefly), 稍不注意 (the slightest inattention).

稍 shāo