高矮

gāo'ǎi

noun

Meanings

1 height (lit. 'tall-and-short')
2 stature

Characters

short (in height)

Examples

HSK 3

两个孩子的高矮差不多。

Liǎng ge háizi de gāo'ǎi chàbuduō.

The two kids are about the same height.

HSK 4

请按高矮排队。

Qǐng àn gāo'ǎi páiduì.

Please line up by height.

Tips

grammar

Antonym-compound noun - 高 'tall' plus 矮 'short' = 'height-as-a-dimension'. The expanded four-character form 高矮胖瘦 ('tall-short-fat-thin') means overall physique.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

矮 ǎi