| 稍稍 | shāo shāo | somewhat; a little; slightly | |
| 稍微HSK 4 | shāo wēi | a little bit | |
| 稍后 | shāo hòu | in a little while; in a moment; later on | |
| 稍纵即逝 | shāo zòng jí shì | transient; fleeting | |
| 稍许 | shāo xǔ | a little; a bit |
| 稍息 | shào xī | Stand at ease! (military); Taiwan pr. [shao1 xi1] |
| 1 | Could you please speak a little louder? | |
| 2 | I feel a bit unwell today. | |
| 3 | We were a few minutes late. | |
| 4 | I need to think about it a little bit more. | |
| 5 | Please wait a moment, I need to start up the computer. |