矮

Meaning(adjective, verb)

low; short (in length)

Examples

• 我比哥哥矮一点儿。

  wǒ bǐ gē ge ǎi yì diǎn ér.

  I'm a little shorter than my older brother.

• 这张桌子太矮了。

  zhè zhāng zhuō zi tài ǎi le.

  This table is too low.

• 路边有一排矮房子。

  lù biān yǒu yì pái ǎi fáng zi.

  There's a row of low houses by the road.

Easily confused

• 低 — 矮 is for the height of people, buildings, plants; 低 is for position or level (水平低). A short person is 矮.

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