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稍微
shāowēi
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English Definitiona little bit
Simplified Script稍微
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinshāowēi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄠ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping)saau2mei4
Part of Speech(副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5
Word Decomposition
稍shāosomewhat; a little
微wēitiny; miniature; slight; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; (Chinese surname); ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing

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Words With Same Head Word    
稍稍shāoshāosomewhat; a little; slightly
稍后shāohòuin a little while; in a moment; later on
稍纵即逝shāo zòng jí shìtransient; fleeting
稍为shāowéislightly; a little; rather
稍候shāohòuto wait a moment
Words With Same Tail Word    
微微wēiwēislight; faint; humble
轻微qīngwēislight; light; trivial; to a small extent
卑微bēiwēilowly; humble
入微rùwēidown to the smallest detail; thoroughgoing; fine and detailed
略微lüèwēia little bit; slightly
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