稍

The character "稍" has 12 strokes. "稍" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "稍" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "稍" are "shāo" "shào" . View the stroke order of "稍">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "稍"

adv.: a little/bit/trifle; slightly

• slightly : adv.稍微地；些许地；纤弱地；瘦小地

Form words with "稍"

Example phrases using "稍"

• 他的评论是善意的，只是稍欠技巧。

  His comments were well-meant but a little tactless. / He meant well, but his comments are a little tactless.

• 他稍有不遂，就大发脾气。

  Anything unsatisfactory would provoke him into a rage.

• 稍不经意，就会出错。

  A slight absence of mind will result in a blunder.

• 他走路稍有些跛。

  He halted slightly in his walk.

• 她觉得她是在与稍有掩饰的仇视妇女现象作斗争。

  She felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny.

• 我们都稍有醉意。

  We were all a little bit tiddly.

• 让我们找一个稍僻静些的地方吧。

  Let's go to somewhere a little less public.

• 现在我好像稍一用力就感到疲劳。

  Nowadays I seem tired with the least exertion.

• 赎回价格一般比股票的面值稍高.

  The call price is usually slightly higher than the par value of the stock.

• 因此最佳的铆钉尺寸应稍大于4。

  Therefore the optimal rivet dimension should be slightly bigger than 4.