个头儿 gètóur size
size; height; stature
How to remember 个头儿: 个 general measure word + 头 head + 儿 son = size.
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How it is used
- Size or height, especially of a person or fruit - 他个头儿高 (tā gètóur gāo) he's tall; 这西瓜个头儿真大 (zhè xīguā gètóur zhēn dà) this watermelon is huge.
- Colloquial, northern-flavored with the 儿 suffix; about physical bulk/stature.
- As slang, 个头 can also be a dismissive retort ('yeah right!'), but the plain 'size' sense is standard.