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矮 ǎi

short (in height)

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 3
Radical
矢
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 矢委 ⿰矢委

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  1. 他个子很矮。
    Tā gèzi hěn ǎi.
    He is quite short.
    he stature very short
  2. 这张桌子是不是太矮了？
    Zhè zhāng zhuōzi shì bu shì tài ǎi le?
    Is this table too low?
    this (measure) table is not is too short (particle)
  3. 请找一把矮一点的椅子。
    Qǐng zhǎo yì bǎ ǎi yìdiǎn de yǐzi.
    Please find a shorter chair.
    please find one (measure) short a-bit (particle) chair
  4. 他不矮，比我还高。
    Tā bù ǎi, bǐ wǒ hái gāo.
    He's not short, he's even taller than me.
    he not short, compare me still tall
  5. 小时候他比同学都矮。
    Xiǎoshíhou tā bǐ tóngxué dōu ǎi.
    When he was young he was shorter than all his classmates.
    small-time he compare classmate all short

Words with 矮 (1)