1. What does 矮 mean in English?

矮 (Chinese PinYin: ǎi; traditional Chinese: 矮) means (1) be short or dwarf; (2) be low in height; (3) be low in rank or status. It is an adjective that indicates someone or something that is short or low in height, or lower in rank or grade. It can be used in formal and informal expressions. Some commonly used phrases include: 高矮(height), 矮个 or 矮个子 (be short), 矮人 (a short person), 矮小 (short and small), 矮矮实实 (be short but well-built), 矮凳 (low stool), 高矮胖瘦 (different human stature, literally tall, short, fat and thin).

2. How to pronounce 矮 ?

Chinese Pinyin: [ǎi]

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3. Synonyms And Antonyms of 矮

Synonyms: 低, 矬, 短,

Antonyms: 高,

4. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 矮

Fixed expression: 高矮(height), 矮个 or 矮个子 (be short), 矮人 (a short person), 矮小 (short and small), 矮矮实实 (be short but well-built), 矮凳 (low stool), 高矮胖瘦 (different human stature, literally tall, short, fat and thin),

Collocation: 矮矮的(be short),

Idioms: 矮矮胖胖 (be short and fat), 矮子看戏 (the short man cannot see the stage, his view is blocked the taller people, this term liken to someone who only follow the reaction of others without opinion of one’s own), 在人矮檐下，怎敢不低头 (one has to bow down to low eaves, this term is likened to a situation that one has to be obedient to someone else), 矮子里拔将军 (choose a general from among the dwarfs — pick the best person available), 矮小精悍 (short and pithy),

5. How to use 矮 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences containing 矮.

5.1 我不是小孩子, 我只是矮而已

Translation: “I’m not a child, I’m just short.”

5.2 世界的麻烦都是那些矮个子的人制造的!

Translation: “It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.”― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

5.3 矮子里拔将军

Translation: Pick the best person available (choose a general from among the dwarfs).

5.4 在人矮檐下，怎敢不低头

Translation: One has to bow down to low eaves.

5.5 她矮矮胖胖

Translation: She is short and fat.

5.6 那儿有一丛低矮的灌木。

Translation: There is some low-growing shrub.

5.7 他表现的并不像一个矮个子

Translation: He doesn’t carry himself like a short guy.

5.8 真的, 在评价一个人的时候, 高或者矮一点都没影响

Translation: “Truly in the measure of a person, short or tall doesn’t matter at all.”― William G. Bentrim

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