稍 [－]

Jyutping saau2
Pinyin shào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. see 稍息[shao4 xi1]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    siyah (stiffened end of a composite bow)
  2. character
    a little; slightly; rather
    (syn.) 略事, 普其略, 稍为, 普普仔, 略略仔, 麻微, 一些, 普二略, 略微, 粗粗, 略仔, 颇略仔, 小可, 稍稍仔, 稍微, 聊, 約略, 略为, 多少, 小可仔, 略為, 微微仔, 约略, 粗粗仔, 頗略仔, 稍為, 略略, 有些, 拉囵, 拉圇, 麻文
    • 請稍等
      请稍等
      qǐng shāo děng
      please wait a moment
  3. character
    a surname: Shao

稍 [－]

Jyutping saau2
Pinyin shāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. somewhat
  2. a little
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. somewhat/a little/slightly/rather
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    略​為​；​略微
    slightly; a little bit
    • 稍有不慎
      稍有不慎
      saau2 jau5 bat1 san6
      to make a slight mistake
    • 請你稍等一陣。
      请你稍等一阵。
      cing2 nei5 saau2 dang2 jat1 zan6
      Please wait for a little while.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. little, slightly
  2. rather
  3. Cangjie Input
    HDFB
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #651
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #198
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    请稍等五分钟。
    請稍等五分鐘。
    qǐng shāo děng wǔ fēn zhōng 。
    • Please wait for five minutes.
    • Please wait five minutes.
    • Wait five minutes, please.
  2. Mandarin
    请稍候。
    請稍候。
    qǐng shāo hòu 。
    • Hold on a moment, please.
    • Please hold on a moment.
    • Please wait.
  3. Mandarin
    今晚稍早，我接到马侃参议员打来，态度非常恳切的电话。马侃参议员已打完一场漫长艰苦的选战。他为这个他所热爱的国家所打的仗更久，更艰苦。他为美国的奉献牺牲，是我们多数同胞难以想像的。因为有他这位勇敢无私的领袖的奉献，我们才能过比较好的日子。
    今晚稍早，我接到馬侃參議員打來，態度非常懇切的電話。馬侃參議員已打完一場漫長艱苦的選戰。他為這個他所熱愛的國家所打的仗更久，更艱苦。他為美國的奉獻犧牲，是我們多數同胞難以想像的。因為有他這位勇敢無私的領袖的奉獻，我們才能過比較好的日子。
    jīn wǎn shāo zǎo ， wǒ jiē dào mǎ kǎn cān yì yuán dǎ lái ， tài du fēi cháng kěn qiè de diàn huà 。 mǎ kǎn cān yì yuán yǐ dǎ wán yī chǎng màn cháng jiān kǔ de xuǎn zhàn 。 tā wèi zhè ge tā suǒ rè ài de guó jiā suǒ dǎ dī zhàng gèng jiǔ ， gèng jiān kǔ 。 tā wèi měi guó de fèng xiàn xī shēng ， shì wǒ men duō shù tóng bāo nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de 。 yīn wèi yǒu tā zhè wèi yǒng gǎn wú sī de lǐng xiù de fèng xiàn ， wǒ men cái néng guò bǐ jiào hǎo de rì zi 。
    • A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
  4. Mandarin
    请稍等。
    請稍等。
    qǐng shāo děng 。
    • Hold on a moment, please.
    • Please hold on a moment.
    • Please wait a moment.
    • Please wait.
    • Wait a bit.
  5. Mandarin
    贝克小姐知道那个年轻男子很快就要离开了，所以决定请求他将车稍微移开，如此一来她就能在夜间入睡前将她的车停到正确的位置。
    貝克小姐知道那個年輕男子很快就要離開了，所以決定請求他將車稍微移開，如此一來她就能在夜間入睡前將她的車停到正確的位置。
    bèi kè xiǎo jie zhī dào nà ge nián qīng nán zǐ hěn kuài jiù yào lí kāi le ， suǒ yǐ jué dìng qǐng qiú tā jiāng chē shāo wēi yí kāi ， rú cǐ yī lái tā jiù néng zài yè jiān rù shuì qián jiāng tā de chē tíng dào zhèng què de wèi zhi 。
    • Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    稍后片刻。
    稍後片刻。
    saau2 hau6 pin3 hak1.
    • Please wait for a moment.
  2. Cantonese
    麻烦稍等。
    麻煩稍等。
    maa4 faan4 saau2 dang2
    • Please wait for a minute.
  3. Cantonese
    稍等片刻
    稍等片刻
    saau2 dang2 pin2 haak1
    • wait a moment
  4. Cantonese
    呢件衫稍为窄，阔少少会舒服啲。
    呢件衫稍為窄，闊少少會舒服啲。
    ni1 gin6 saam1 saau2 wai4 zaak3, fut3 siu2 siu2 wui5 syu1 fuk6 di1.
    • This shirt is a bit tight. If it were a little wider, it would fit better.
  5. Cantonese
    间屋稍为细咗啲。
    間屋稍為細咗啲。
    gaan1 uk1 saau2 wai4 sai3 zo2 di1.
    • The house is a bit small.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    请稍等
    請稍等
    qǐng shāo děng
    • please wait a moment
  2. Mandarin
    网络错误，请稍后重试。
    網絡錯誤，請稍後重試。
    wǎng luò cuò wù ， qǐng shāo hòu chóng shì ．
    • Network error. Please try again later.
  3. Mandarin
    正在检修，请您稍候。
    正在檢修，請您稍候。
    zhèng zài jiǎn xiū ， qǐng nín shāo hòu ．
    • Maintenance in progress – please wait.
  4. Mandarin
    民警说，年轻人在最黄金的年纪就和毒品打交道，无异于在拿自己的人生玩火、走钢丝，稍有不慎就可能万劫不复，民警也希望这次惩戒能让他们悬崖勒马。
    民警説，年輕人在最黃金的年紀就和毒品打交道，無異於在拿自己的人生玩火、走鋼絲，稍有不慎就可能萬劫不復，民警也希望這次懲戒能讓他們懸崖勒馬。
    mín jǐng shuō ， nián qīng rén zài zuì huáng jīn de nián jì jiù hé dú pǐn dǎ jiāo dào ， wú yì yú zài ná zì jǐ de rén shēng wán huǒ ， zǒu gāng sī ， shāo yǒu bù shèn jiù kě néng wàn jié bù fù ， mín jǐng yě xī wàng zhè cì chéng jiè néng ràng tā men xuán yá lè mǎ ．
    • The police says that for teens in their prime age, coming into contact with drugs is no different from playing with fire or walking a tightrope and risking their lives. One small mistake could lead to lifelong doom. The police also hopes that this discplinary action can urge them to pull back before it is too late.
  5. Mandarin
    也正因为这些，裸体摄影艺术一直都被负面评价，只要图面上稍微有一点点挑逗性的暗示或者动作，就会被人们与色情联系在一起，被圣母党键盘侠们讨伐。
    也正因為這些，裸體攝影藝術一直都被負面評價，只要圖面上稍微有一點點挑逗性的暗示或者動作，就會被人們與色情聯繫在一起，被聖母黨鍵盤俠們討伐。
    yě zhèng yīn wèi zhè xiē ， luǒ tǐ shè yǐng yì shù yī zhí dōu bèi fù miàn píng jià ， zhǐ yào tú miàn shàng shāo wēi yǒu yī diǎn diǎn tiǎo dòu xìng de àn shì huò zhě dòng zuò ， jiù huì bèi rén men yǔ sè qíng lián xì zài yī qǐ ， bèi shèng mǔ dǎng jiàn pán xiá men tǎo fá ．
    • And because of these things, nude photography has always received negative comments. For just a very small flirtatious innuendo or movement on the photo, people would connect it to erotica, and it would be crushed by bleeding hearts and keyboard warriors.