Meaning of 身高
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (a person's) height
How to use 身高
身高 is a noun for a person's height, common on forms, in medical checks, and when describing people. You usually say 身高 plus a number, or ask with 多少 or 多高. Example: 你身高多少？ (Nǐ shēngāo duōshao?) How tall are you?
身 (shēn) means body and 高 (gāo) means tall or high, so 身高 is literally "body tallness." Picture someone standing against a wall chart measuring how high their body reaches.
Common mistake: Learners often use 身高 as an adjective meaning "tall," as in 他很身高. That is wrong. Say 他很高 (tā hěn gāo) for "he is tall," and keep 身高 as the noun "height."
身高 in example sentences
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身 shēn · body · 7 strokes
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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 身高.
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health |
| 身边 | shēnbiān | at one's side; on hand |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 全身 | quánshēn | the whole body; (typography) em |
| 提高 | tígāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade |
| 身份证 | shēnfènzhèng | identity card; ID |
| 自身 | zìshēn | itself; oneself |
| 高速公路 | gāosù gōnglù | expressway; highway; freeway |
| 高速 | gāosù | high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4]) |
Questions about 身高
What does 身高 mean?
身高 (shēngāo) means "(a person's) height" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 身高?
身高 is made of 2 characters: 身 (7 strokes), 高 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 身高 an HSK word?
Yes. 身高 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say your height in Chinese?
Chinese usually gives height in meters or centimeters. You can say 我身高一米七 (wǒ shēngāo yì mǐ qī), meaning 1.7 meters, or 我身高一百七十公分 (yìbǎi qīshí gōngfēn), meaning 170 cm.
Can 身高 be used for buildings or mountains?
No. 身高 is for people, and sometimes animals. For buildings, trees, or mountains, use 高度 (gāodù) instead, for example 这座楼的高度 (zhè zuò lóu de gāodù), the height of this building.