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矮

ǎi · ai

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HSK 4Old HSK 3

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)太(tài)矮(ǎi)了(le)，写字(xiězì)不(bù)舒服(shūfu)。

    This table is too low. Writing isn't comfortable.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)凳子(dèngzi)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

    Then let's put it on a stool.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。现在(xiànzài)太(tài)高(gāo)了(le)，我(wǒ)够不到(gòubùdào)。

    Okay. Now it's too high and I can't reach it.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)再(zài)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)矮(ǎi)一点(yīdiǎn)的(de)凳子(dèngzi)。

    Then find a slightly lower stool.

  5. Liangliang

    矮(ǎi)一点(yīdiǎn)的(de)凳子(dèngzi)？我(wǒ)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)凳子(dèngzi)正好(zhènghǎo)。

    A lower stool? The small stool at my home is just right.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)比(bǐ)他(tā)班(bān)上(shàng)的(de)其(qí)他(tā)同(tóng)学(xué)矮(ǎi)。

Tom is as tall as any student in his class is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)堵(dǔ)墙(qiáng)太(tài)矮(ǎi)了(le)，猫(māo)一(yí)下(xià)子(zi)就(jiù)跳(tiào)了(le)过(guò)去(qù)。

This wall is too low; the cat jumped over it in one leap.

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