Answer Key – HSK Quiz: Dī (低) VS Ǎi (矮)

Answer A B
Analysis:

Zhè zhāng zhuōzi hěn dī, shìhé wǒ zhèyàng de ǎi gèzi.  这    张     桌子    很  低,适合  我   这样  的   矮个子。This table is very low, suitable for someone short like me.

低(Dī)
矮(Ǎi)

Example:

Dī (低)

: is often used for objects and general heights; it primarily means “low” in terms of height or level. It is often used to describe objects or things that are physically low or have a low position in a vertical sense.: also means “short” or “low,” but it is specifically used to describe the height of people. It refers to someone being shorter in stature compared to the average or in a relative sense.

Zhè cì kǎoshì wǒ de fēnshù hěn dī. 这  次  考试   我  的  分数  很 低。My score on this exam is very low.

Zǒulù bùyào dītóu wán shǒujī. 走路  不要    低头  玩  手机。Don’t walk with your head down while playing with your phone.

Jīntiān qìwēn hěn dī,   jìde duō chuān yīfu.  今天    气温   很  低,记得 多     穿   衣服。The temperature is very low today, don’t forget to layer up.

Ǎi (矮)

Àidí de gèzi hěn ǎixiǎo.艾迪 的个子 很  矮小。Eddie is of short stature.

Báixuě gōngzhǔ yǒu qī gè xiǎo ǎirén péngyǒu.  白雪     公主      有  七 个  小   矮人     朋友。Snow White has seven little dwarf friends.

Tā de dìdì bǐ tónglíng rén yào ǎi yīxiē.她 的 弟弟 比   同龄     人  要  矮 一些。Her younger brother is slightly shorter than other kids his age.

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