高个儿 (gāo gě) — a tall person, someone of tall stature (colloquial)
Definition
Casual, everyday word for 'a tall person' (literally 'tall one'). The 儿 suffix is colloquial; for writing or formal speech, swap to the measure-word form 高个子.
noun
a tall personsomeone of tall stature (colloquial)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 高个儿。Wǒ men bān yǒu liǎng gè gāo gě.There are two tall people in our class.
- ，高个儿。Tā cháng dé zhēn gāo, shì gè dà gāo gě.He's really tall — he's a big tall guy.
- 高个儿，。Nà ge gāo gě zhàn zài hòu miàn, wǒ kàn bú jiàn.That tall person is standing in the back; I can't see.
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