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Knowledge Point Tested: The differences between "ǎi" and "duǎn" (Upper Intermediate, Module 4)

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	她很矮，她留着短发。Tāhěnǎi,tāliúzheduǎnfà.她很矮，她留著短發。She is very short. She has a short hair style.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-The-holidy-was-too-short-UIM4/key-sentence/1.mp3
	She is very short. She has a short hair style.

	如果你男朋友比你矮，你会放弃穿高跟儿鞋吗？Rúguǒnǐnánpéngyoubǐnǐǎi,nǐhuìfàngqìchuāngāogēnrxiéma?如果你男朋友比你矮，你會放棄穿高跟兒鞋嗎？Would you give up wearing high heels, if your boyfriend were shorter than you?http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-The-holidy-was-too-short-UIM4/key-sentence/2.mp3
	Would you give up wearing high heels, if your boyfriend were shorter than you?

	个子矮是我的错吗？Gèziǎishìwǒdecuòma?個子矮是我的錯嗎？Is it my fault that I'm short?http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-The-holidy-was-too-short-UIM4/key-sentence/3.mp3
	Is it my fault that I'm short?

	短期内我都不想再交男朋友了！Duǎnqīnèiwǒdōubùxiǎngzàijiāonánpéngyoule!短期內我都不想再交男朋友了！I don't want to have a new boyfriend in the short term.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-The-holidy-was-too-short-UIM4/key-sentence/4.mp3
	I don't want to have a new boyfriend in the short term.

	哎呀，假期实在是太短了！āiya,jiàqīshízàishìtàiduǎnle!哎呀，假期實在是太短了！Oh my, the holiday was too short!http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-The-holidy-was-too-short-UIM4/key-sentence/5.mp3
	Oh my, the holiday was too short!

Discussion

"矮 ǎi" vs. "短 duǎn." Both of them mean "short" in English, but they are used quite differently in Chinese.

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