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身高 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shēn gāo slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
身高用来描述人的高矮。我们可以说一个人的身高，比如：小明的身高是150厘米。
shēn gāo lái yòng dé lù míng rén de gāo dǎi 。wǒ men kě yuàn yīgè rén de shēn gāo ，bǐ 如：xiǎo míng de shēn gāo shì 150 rèn chǐ 。
身高 is used to describe someone's height. We can say the height of a person, for example: Xiaoming's height is 150 centimeters.
Context note
身高常用于描述人的身体尺寸，特别是在体育、医疗和服装行业。比如：医生会测量病人的身高；运动员需要记录自己的身高。
shēn gāo cháng yòng yú miáo huì rén de shēntǐ chǐ cí ，tè bié shì zài tǐ yù 、 yī lì hé fú zhuāng háng yè 。bǐ 如：yī xuě dào huì liáng cè bìng rén de shēn gāo ；yùn dòng yuán xū yào jìlù zì jǐ de shēn gāo 。
身高 is often used to describe a person's body size, especially in sports, medical and clothing industries. For example: Doctors measure patients' height; athletes need to record their own height.
5 examples
他的身高是165厘米。
tā de shēn gāo shì 1 6 5 lí mǐ。
His height is 165 centimeters.
小红的身高比小明矮一些。
xiǎo hóng de shēn gāo bǐ xiǎo míng ǎi yì xiē。
Xiaohong's height is a bit shorter than Xiaoming's.
医生检查时会测量病人的身高。
yī shēng jiǎn chá shí huì cè liáng bìng rén de shēn gāo。
Doctors measure patients' height when they check them.
服装店通常会根据顾客的身高推荐合适的衣服。
fú zhuāng diàn tōng cháng huì gēn jù gù kè de shēn gāo tuī jiàn hé shì de yī fu。
Clothing stores usually recommend suitable clothes based on customers' height.
运动员需要记录自己的身高以便训练。
yùn dòng yuán xū yào jì lù zì jǐ de shēn gāo yǐ biàn xùn liàn。
Athletes need to record their own height for training purposes.
5 mini stories
小明去体检，医生测量了他的身高。
xiǎo míng qù tǐ jiǎn， yī shēng cè liáng le tā de shēn gāo。
Xiaoming went for a health check, and the doctor measured his height.
妈妈给小红买新衣服前先量了她的身高。
mā ma gěi xiǎo hóng mǎi xīn yī fu qián xiān liáng le tā de shēn gāo。
Mum measured Xiaohong's height before buying her new clothes.
体育课上，老师要求学生测量身高并记录下来。
tǐ yù kè shàng， lǎo shī yāo qiú xué shēng cè liáng shēn gāo bìng jì lù xià lái。
In PE class, the teacher asked students to measure their heights and record them.
服装店的工作人员会根据顾客的身高推荐合适的衣服款式。
fú zhuāng diàn de gōng zuò rén yuán huì gēn jù gù kè de shēn gāo tuī jiàn hé shì de yī fu kuǎn shì。
Staff at clothing stores recommend suitable styles based on customers' height.
医生建议小华定期测量身高以监测生长情况。
yī shēng jiàn yì xiǎo huá dìng qī cè liáng shēn gāo yǐ jiān cè shēng zhǎng qíng kuàng。
The doctor advised Xiaohua to regularly measure his height to monitor growth.