Chinese word

个头儿

Pronunciation

Pinyingè tóur

Meaning

  • nounheight

Example

他个头儿很高。tā gè tóur hěn gāo

He is very tall.

Illustration for 个头儿 (height)

More examples

买夹克时，他的个头儿正合适这件衣服。mǎi jiá kè shí tā de gè tóur zhèng hé shì zhè jiàn yī fú

When buying a jacket, his height was just right for it.

Core concept

The overall visual scale of a person or thing, especially its apparent height.

Common phrases

  • 个头儿挺高gè tóur tǐng gāo

    quite tall

  • 个头儿不小gè tóur bù xiǎo

    not short

  • 个头儿合适gè tóur hé shì

    the right height

Similar words

个子gè zi: A person's apparent height or stature.
身高shēn gāo: A person's height expressed as a measured figure.
身材shēn cái: The visible build of a person's body, including its thickness and proportions.
体型tǐ xíng: A person's body shape or general body type.

Definition in Chinese

常用于口语表示人的身高或体格大小，也可用来描述物品的尺寸，强调外观上给人的高矮或大小印象。cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ biǎo shì rén de shēn gāo huò tǐ gé dà xiǎo yě kě yòng lái miáo shù wù pǐn de chǐ cùn qiáng diào wài guān shàng gěi rén de gāo ǎi huò dà xiǎo yìn xiàng

Word origin

个头儿 (gètouer, "stature or size") is the colloquial form of 个头 (gètóu, "stature or size") with 儿化 (érhuà, "r-coloring"), a northern speech feature that adds an r-like ending.

Usage tips

  • For people, the word focuses on the impression made by overall stature instead of presenting a precise measured figure, which helps explain its frequent use in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • sizenoun

Opposites

  • 矮个子ǎi gè zishort personnoun

Related words

  • 个头gè tóuheightnoun

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