矮
Character
short; not tall (for people and animals)
Meaning
ǎi
ai3- short; not tall (for people and animals)
- low; not high (for walls, doors, and houses)
Examples
妹妹个子很矮,跑得很快。
mèi mei gè zi hěn ǎi, pǎo de hěn kuài
My little sister is very short and runs very fast.
AI-generated sentence
这面墙很矮,我能跳过去。
zhè miàn qiáng hěn ǎi, wǒ néng tiào guò qù
This wall is low, so I can jump over it.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
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Words with 矮
See all 39 →矮小ǎi xiǎosmall and short in sizeWordHSK 4矮人ǎi réndwarfWord矮凳ǎi dènglow stoolWord矮化ǎi huà(plant pathology) to become stuntedWord矮子ǎi zishort personWord矮星ǎi xīngdwarf starWord矮林ǎi líncoppiceWord矮树ǎi shùshort treeWord矮油ǎi yóu(slang) alternative for 哎呦 (āi yōu) "oh my!"Word矮瓜ǎi guāeggplant (Cantonese)Word矮矬ǎi cuóshort (in stature)Word矮胖ǎi pàngshort and stoutWord