矮

ǎi · ai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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.

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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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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