矮小
Written ǎi xiǎo, said ái xiǎo — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- short and small
- low and small
- undersized
Example sentence
我哥哥虽然矮小可是很强壮。
My brother is small but strong.
Characters in 矮小
矮 short plus 小 small. 矮 is the opposite of 高 for height; the pair is said of buildings and of people.