稍

shāo · shao/shào · shao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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shāo 稍

  1. somewhat
  2. a little

shào 稍

  1. see 稍息 (shào xī)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)相(xiāng)比(bǐ)往(wǎng)常(cháng),稍(shāo)暖(nuǎn)一(yì)些(xiē)。

Today's a bit warmer than usual.

Tatoeba: Chinese by WangDusheng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)道(dào)菜(cài)稍(shāo)咸(xián)了(le)一(yì)点(diǎn),下(xià)次(cì)少(shǎo)放(fàng)些(xiē)盐(yán)。

This dish is a little too salty; put in less salt next time.

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