矮
小

Short and small in Chinese: 矮小 (ǎi xiǎo)

ǎi xiǎo

short and small

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Definitions

  1. 1short and small
  2. 2low and small
  3. 3undersized

Stroke order

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矮
小

Zhuyin

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ㄞˇ

ǎi

ㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他小时候身体又矮小又瘦。

    tā xiǎo shí hòu shēn tǐ yòu ǎi xiǎo yòu shòu。

    When he was little, he was short, small and thin.

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

矮

ǎi

low

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

小麦

xiǎo mài

wheat

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

小偷

xiǎo tōu

thief

小学

xiǎo xué

elementary school

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