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Short 矮 ǎi

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矮
ǎi
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  1. Angelos
    Angelos on said:

    矮和短之間的區別是什麼? 可能, 關於東西我們用短, 但, 關於人我們用矮. 比如說:她的頭髮很短, 裙子也很短. 而且, 她自己也很矮.

    (矮和短之间的区别是什麽? 可能, 关於东西我们用短, 但, 关於人我们用矮. 比如说:她的头髮很短, 裙子也很短. 而且, 她自己也很矮.)

    Is erqie natural here? What binding word should we use?

    • Wonderful Wendy
      Wonderful Wendy on said:

      Right. But ‘矮’ is not always for people, you can say "这张桌子很矮"。矮 is for the things you use the hight,短 is for the things you use the length。

      • Angelos
        Angelos on said:

        Ah, thanks. So 矮 has a meaning similar to “low”, 短 has one similar to short. Let me see how abstract the concept is:

        這棵樹很矮.
        那個台階不算矮.
        你的武功水平真的不矮.
        大多的排句(Haiku)很短.
        老人經常說人生很短.

        (这棵树很矮.
        那个台阶不算矮.
        你的武功水平真的不矮.
        大多的排句很短.
        老人经常说人生很短.)

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