个头儿 (gè tóur): size; height; stature

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: size; height; stature
Characters: 3
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

size
height
stature

Chinese explanation

指人或物体的大小、高矮、体积等尺寸。常用于口语，说一个人或东西的个头儿大或者小，就是在说他的身材、体格或外形尺寸。例如：这个西瓜个头儿真大。
也可以指人的身高或身材，多带亲切随意的语气。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

individual

HSK 5

head

HSK 1

child; son

Example sentences

This watermelon is really big; one person couldn't possibly finish it.

Mom spent ages choosing at the market, and in the end she picked a few apples that were about the same size.

These two puppies were about the same size when they were born, but half a year later, the yellow one has grown a good deal taller than the black one.

When buying eggs, I always like to pick ones of even size, so they look nice when boiled and are easy to divide up.

Even though he isn't tall, he's especially agile when he plays basketball and often grabs the rebounds.

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