个子 gèzi height
height; stature; build
How to remember 个子: 个 general measure word + 子 child = height.
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How it is used
- A person's height or build - 他个子很高 (tā gèzi hěn gāo) he's very tall.
- Describes stature as an impression (个子高/矮); for a measured number use 身高 (shēngāo): 身高一米八 (shēngāo yì mǐ bā).
- Colloquial; used with tall/short people, not objects.
Example sentences
- 我个子高。 Wǒ gèzi gāo.I'm tall.
- 其中的高个子就是我哥哥。 Qízhōng de gāogèzi jiù shì wǒ gēge.The tall one of the group is my older brother.