矮

The character "矮" has 13 strokes. "矮" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "矮" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "矮" are "ǎi" . View the stroke order of "矮">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "矮"

adj.: short (in stature); low (in height); low in rank or grade; inferior

• inferior : adj.下级的；下等的；次的；下方的；下位的；靠下的；劣等的；差的

Form words with "矮"

矮棕榈 palmetto

又矮又瘦 be short and thin

又矮又胖 be dumpy

Example phrases using "矮"

• 屋子当间儿放着一张矮桌子。

  In the middle of the room, there was a low table.

• 她比他矮一厘米。

  She is one centimetre shorter than/behind him.

• 这间房子举架矮。

  The house is quite low.

• 他比我矮一级。

  He is a grade lower than me.

• 他又矮又胖。

  He is dumpy.

• 矮石墙覆着斑驳的青苔和地衣。

  The low stone walls were marbled with moss and lichen.

• 他在身高方面比巴里矮几英尺。

  He was a few feet shy of Barry in the height department.

• 他曾经是一个体重达２５０磅的矮胖子。

  He was a 250-pound dumpling.

• 一座矮而宽的灰色房子。

  A squat grey house.

• 矮棕树、花环形匍匐植物和有光泽的林下灌丛密密麻麻缠绕在一起。

  The dense perplexity of dwarf palm, garlanded creepers, glossy undergrowth.