Meaning
short (not tall)
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ai” becomes a different word in each tone. 矮 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 矮小ǎi xiǎoshort and small; low and small; undersized
- 矮人ǎi réndwarf
- 矮子ǎi zishort person; dwarf
- 高矮gāo ǎiheight (i.e. whether short or tall)
- 矮化ǎi huà(plant pathology) to become stunted; (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc); (fig.) to diminish the status of
Example Sentence
弟弟比我矮一个头。Dì di bǐ wǒ ǎi yí ge tóu.My younger brother is a head shorter than me.
弟弟Dì diyounger brother比bǐcompared to我wǒI矮ǎi(of a person) short一个yí gea头tóuhead。