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HSK
5

a little

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shao1 shāo

Meaning


Primary

a little

Alternatives

little

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in [1] front of the [-ao] barn with 稍 a little 禾 grain stalk problem: there's 稍 a little leftover from this year's harvest. So, he gathers the leftovers in a pile and tries to light them with 肖 sparks from hitting rocks together, but the pile refuses to catch fire. He paces back and forth along the red barn doors, weighing his options. The situation is not dire, but he's getting 稍 a little annoyed.