稍 稍 shāo shāo somewhat / a little / slightly 小 幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small 略 微 lu:è wēi a little bit / slightly 有 点 儿 yǒu diǎn r slightly / a little / somewhat 略 为 lu:è wéi slightly 略 略 lu:è lu:è slightly / roughly / briefly / very generally 略 作 lu:è zuò to be abbreviated to / (followed by a verb) slightly 微 wēi tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2] 差 chā difference / discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little / somewhat / slightly 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon 些 微 xiē wēi slight / minor / small / slightly 一 些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er 大 姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) 略 胜 一 筹 lu:è shèng yī chóu slightly better / a cut above 微 升 wēi shēng microliter / to increase slightly 小 过 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much 暴 走 鞋 bào zǒu xié Heelys (roller shoes with wheels protruding slightly from the heel) 弱 ruò weak / feeble / young / inferior / not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than 斤 jīn catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g 欠 qiàn to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body) 謦 qì cough slightly 槟 子 bīn zi binzi / a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent 少 间 shǎo jiàn soon / a short while / a narrow gap / slightly better (state of health) 微 溶 wēi róng slightly soluble 稍 异 shāo yì differing slightly 苦 不 唧 kǔ bu jī slightly bitter 咸 丝 丝 xián sī sī slightly salty 未 达 一 间 wèi dá yī jiàn differing only slightly / not much between them 凉 凉 liáng liáng slightly cold / cool / (neologism) (slang) to be done for / about to be obliterated / (of a place or a person) desolate 微 胖 wēi pàng slightly chubby / stoutish 虚 掩 xū yǎn to partially obscure / (of a door, gate or window) slightly open / ajar / not fully shut / unlocked / (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned 镬 气 huò qì "wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)