矮 ǎi▶ short

Example sentences

• 我弟弟很矮。Wǒ dìdi hěn ǎi.My younger brother is short.
• 这张桌子太矮了。Zhè zhāng zhuōzi tài ǎi le.This table is too low.

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · Level 4

HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 矮 is in band 4. HSK 3 explained

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Here is the word for short, the way you would say it about a person.

中矮。

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中我弟弟很矮。

My younger brother is short. Want to say it out loud?

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Stroke order

矮 is written in 13 strokes.

• 矮

Senses

1. (of a person) short
2. (of a wall etc) low
3. (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)

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矮 is pronounced ǎi and means “short”.