高矮

gāo'ǎi

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

short (in height)

Examples

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.

请按高矮排队。

Qǐng àn gāo'ǎi páiduì.

Please line up by height.

Tips

grammar

Antonym-compound noun — 高 'tall' + 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