height; degree of tallness or shortness
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
height; degree of tallness or shortness
informalSpecifically refers to the physical height of a person or object. Often used to ask or describe how tall or short something is. The '儿' indicates a common colloquial pronunciation variant.
Zhè这
liǎng两
kē棵
bái白
yáng杨
chà差
bu不
duō多
yī一
yàng样
de的
gāo高
ǎi矮
。
These two poplar trees are almost the same height.
Tā他
men们
bǐ比
le了
bǐ比
gāo高
ǎi矮
。
They compared their heights.
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Tā他
mǎi买
zhuō桌
zi子
shí时
hěn很
zài在
yì意
zhuō桌
zi子
de的
gāo高
ǎi矮
。
He paid a lot of attention to the table's height when buying it.
Zhè这
xiē些
shū书
jià架
de的
gāo高
ǎi矮
dōu都
bù不
yī一
yàng样
。
These bookshelves are all different heights.