矮墩墩

ǎidūndūn

adjective

Meanings

1 short and stocky
2 pudgy
3 dumpy
4 stumpy

Characters

short (in height)

stump / squat block

(reduplication for vividness)

Examples

他个子矮墩墩的，但很有力气。

Tā gèzi ǎidūndūn de, dàn hěn yǒu lìqì.

He's short and stocky but very strong.

院子里有一棵矮墩墩的石榴树。

Yuànzi lǐ yǒu yī kē ǎidūndūn de shíliu shù.

There's a squat little pomegranate tree in the courtyard.

Tips

grammar

ABB-style descriptive adjective: 矮 (short) + reduplicated 墩 (a stout stump/block). The doubled syllable adds vivid, slightly cute color — typical of spoken Mandarin. Other ABB adjectives in this family: 胖乎乎 (pànghūhū, plump), 圆滚滚 (yuángǔngǔn, roly-poly).

Stroke Order

矮 ǎi

墩 dūn