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Slightly in Chinese

slightly · HSK 4

稍 shāo

这件衣服稍大了一点。 This piece of clothing is a little too big.

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Other ways to say slightly

How do you say slightly in Chinese?

Slightly in Chinese is 稍 (shāo). You can also say 稍微 (shāo wēi), 一些 (yī xiē), 聊 (liáo).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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