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矮子

ǎi zi

2-character word

What 矮子 means

1. short person
2. dwarf

The characters in 矮子

• 矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 我把他叫做“矮子”，他就气得不得了。
  Wǒ bǎ tā jiàozuò “ ǎizi ”, tā jiù qì de bù déliǎo.
  He got mad at me for calling him Shorty.
• 我把他叫做「矮子」，他就气得不得了。
  He got mad at me for calling him Shorty.

Words starting with 矮子

• 矮子里拔将军ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūnlit. choose a general from among the dwarfs; fig. choose the best person available…

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