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(of a person) short

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    (of a person) short

    身体不高的人shēntǐ búgāo de rén

    • He is very short.

  2. adjective

    (of a wall etc) low

    身体或物体不高;高度小shēntǐ huò wùtǐ bù gāo;gāodù xiǎo

    • This wall is very low.

  3. adjective

    (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)

    身体或地位不高;比较低shēntǐ huò dìwèi búgāo;bǐjiào dī

    • He is shorter than me.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A short person is like a bent arrow that cannot straighten up.

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