矮 – vocab dash

矮ǎi

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Meanings

1. (of a person) short

2. (of a wall etc) low

3. (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)

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我wǒ比bǐ你nǐ矮ǎi。

I am shorter than you.

我wǒ太tài矮ǎi了le。

I am too short.

我wǒ很hěn矮ǎi。

I am short.

我wǒ妹妹mèimei比bǐ你nǐ矮ǎi。

My sister is shorter than you.

我wǒ的de哥哥gēge比bǐ我wǒ大dà两liǎng岁suì，但dàn他tā却què比bǐ我wǒ矮ǎi三sān厘米límǐ。

My brother is two years older than I, but he is three centimeters shorter.

她tā太tài矮ǎi了le，看kàn不bù到dào围墙wéiqiáng外面wàimiàn。

She was too short to see over the fence.