稍微
shāo wēi
Pinyin

Definition

稍微
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shāo wēi
  1. a little bit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

微
Wēi
  1. 1 surname Wei
  2. 2 ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Wéi]
卑微
bēi wēi
  1. 1 lowly
  2. 2 humble
微信
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Téng xùn])
微博
wēi bó
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微博客
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
微笑
wēi xiào
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]
  3. 3 to smile
微薄
wēi bó
  1. 1 scanty
  2. 2 meager
微风
wēi fēng
  1. 1 breeze
  2. 2 light wind
稍微
shāo wēi
  1. 1 a little bit
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
低微
dī wēi
  1. 1 meager (wages)
  2. 2 humble (social status)
  3. 3 feeble (voice)
入微
rù wēi
  1. 1 down to the smallest detail
  2. 2 thoroughgoing
  3. 3 fine and detailed
寒微
hán wēi
  1. 1 of humble origin
幽微
yōu wēi
  1. 1 faint
  2. 2 subtle (of sound, scent etc)
  3. 3 profound
  4. 4 mysterious
  5. 5 dim
式微
shì wēi
  1. 1 (literary) to decline
  2. 2 to wane
  3. 3 title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng]
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
  1. 1 a tiny bit
  2. 2 very little
  3. 3 next to nothing (idiom)
微光
wēi guāng
  1. 1 glimmer
微克
wēi kè
  1. 1 microgram (μg)
微分
wēi fēn
  1. 1 (math.) differential (of a function)
  2. 2 differential (equation etc)
  3. 3 to differentiate
  4. 4 differentiation

Idioms (13)

人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
  1. 1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
  1. 1 a tiny bit
  2. 2 very little
  3. 3 next to nothing (idiom)
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
  1. 1 remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
  1. 1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
  1. 1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
  1. 1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
  1. 1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
  1. 1 to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
  2. 2 meticulous care
体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi
  1. 1 to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care

Sample Sentences

我们都要剪，我稍微修一下就好，上面可以长一点，长度不要差太多。
wǒmen dōu yào jiǎn ，wǒ shāowēi xiū yīxià jiù hǎo ，shàngmian kěyǐ cháng yīdiǎn ，chángdù bù yào chà tài duō 。
We both want a haircut. I just need mine tidied up a little bit. You can leave the top a little longer, but try and make sure there's not a big difference in the length all over.
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我懂，去年我也稍微看了一下房子，看了几间以后，就完全打消买房的想法了。
wǒ dǒng ，qùnián wǒ yě shāowēi kàn le yīxià fángzi ，kàn le jǐ jiān yǐhòu ，jiù wánquán dǎxiāo mǎifáng de xiǎngfǎ le 。
I understand, I looked at a few houses last year. After viewing a few, I completely gave up on the idea of buying a house.
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现在我是心有余而力不足了，稍微熬一点儿夜，第二天就忍不住打盹儿。
xiànzài wǒ shì xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú le ，shāowēi áo yīdiǎnr5 yè ，dìèrtiān jiù rěnbuzhù dǎdǔnr5 。
Now I’ve the will but not the energy and a few late nights and the next day I can’t help snoring.
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真心不骗！这下子，蚊子叮咬的问题解决了，感冒也治疗好了，就差你时运不济的问题，稍微棘手一点。
zhēnxīn bù piàn ！zhèxiàzi ，wénzi dīngyǎo de wèntí jiějué le ，gǎnmào yě zhìliáo hǎo le ，jiù chà nǐ shíyùnbùjì de wèntí ，shāowēi jíshǒu yīdiǎn 。
I'm really not lying! Now, we've resolved your mosquito bite problem, and we've cured your cold, now we're just left with luck not going your way. That's a little more tricky.
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也就四大航还可以吧，而且国内航线的飞机餐都不好吃，不是鸡肉饭就是牛肉面，国际航线稍微好点，但是跟新航，泰航什么的也不能比。
yě jiù sì dà háng háikěyǐ ba ，érqiě guónèi hángxiàn de fēijīcān dōu bù hǎochī ，bùshì jīròufàn jiùshì niúròumiàn ，guójì hángxiàn shāowēi hǎo diǎnr ，dànshì gēn xīnháng ，tàiháng shénme de yě bùnéngbǐ 。
Only the four major airlines are OK and domestic airline meals are all pretty bad, if it is not chicken rice then its beef noodles, international routes are slightly better, but they can't compare with Singapore Air and Thai Airways.
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嗯，很好，来...右手手指不要一直把弓撑开，你只是轻松地托着弓，拉内弦的时候，无名指稍微压一下...对！很好。
ng4 ，hěn hǎo ，lái ...yòushǒu shǒuzhǐ bù yào yīzhí bǎ gōng chēng kāi ，nǐ zhǐ shì qīngsōng de tuō zhe gōng ，lā nèi xián de shíhou ，wúmíngzhǐ shāowēi yā yīxià ...duì ！hěn hǎo 。
Hmm, very good, come on... the finger on your right hand shouldn't keep holding the bow away. You just need to lightly support the bow. When you are playing the inner strings, your ring finger should press down a little more... yes! Very good.
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是啊！不过表姐是说，她几年才回家过年一次，难得见面，应该要好好表示一下心意，我大哥却认为，两家人都不熟，稍微表示一下心意就好。
shì a ！bùguò biǎojiě shì shuō ，tā jǐnián cái huíjiā guònián yīcì ，nándé jiànmiàn ，yīnggāiyào hǎohāo biǎoshì yīxià xīnyì ，wǒ dàgē què rènwéi ，liǎng jiā rén dōu bù shú ，shāowēi biǎoshì yīxià xīnyì jiù hǎo 。
Yes! But my cousin said that she hasn't come back home for new year for several years and that they don't meet so regularly, so she felt it was an opportunity to express sincerity, but my brother thinks their families aren't that close and that just paying lip service to the spirit of giving is enough.
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村上春树，就是那个写的东西都有点儿超现实的日本作家，原来是他发明的词，那我就稍微能理解了。
cūnshàngchūnshù ，jiùshì nàge xiě de dōngxi dōu yǒu diǎnr chaoxiànshí de Rìběn zuòjiā ，yuánlái shì tā fāmíng de cí ，nà wǒ jiù shāowēi něnglǐjiě le 。
Murakami Haruki, that's the author that writes those books that are a bit surrealist. So it's him that invented the phrase. Then I can sort of comprehend (the phrase).
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膝盖稍微弯曲，会好一点儿。
xīgài shāowēi wānqū ，huì hǎo yīdiǎnr 。
Bend your knees a little, it will be a little better.
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这场戏的灯光不需要太明亮，可以稍微再暗一点，这样可以更好地配合舞台背景。
zhè chǎng xì de dēngguāng bù xūyào tài míngliàng ，kěyǐ shāowēi zài àn yīdiǎn ，zhèyàng kěyǐ gèng hǎo de pèihé wǔtái bèijǐng 。
The lighting for this scene doesn't need to be too bright. Can we make it a little darker to make it fit with the stage design.
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