矮 ǎi short
short; low
怎么记住“矮”: 矢 arrow + 委 entrust = short. The coach gives her smallest pupil an arrow cut down to size and will not entrust her with a full one while she is so short.
部件结构
矮 = 矢 arrow + 委 entrust
- 矢 arrow
- 委 entrust
The coach gives her smallest pupil an arrow cut down to size and will not entrust her with a full one while she is so short.
用法
- Short in height/low - for people it's the opposite of 高 (gāo, tall): 他个子矮 (tā gèzi ǎi) he's short, 他个子很高 (tā gèzi hěn gāo) he's tall.
- Also low for objects: 矮墙 (ǎi qiáng) a low wall, 矮桌 (ǎi zhuō) a low table.
- Don't use 矮 for short in length/duration - that's 短 (duǎn); 矮 is only vertical shortness.
例句
- 他长得很矮。 Tā zhǎng de hěn ǎi.He is short.