个儿

• 拼音: gè r
• 汉字拆解: 个 = individual; 儿 = colloquial suffix

含义

Height; stature; size of a person. Colloquial term for someone's build.

Informal way to refer to a person's height or physical size. Often used in comparisons or casual observations about how tall or big someone is.

例句

1. 他个儿挺高的，一米八五左右。
2. 这孩子个儿长得真快。
3. 她个儿不大，但是力气很大。

用法指南

语境: casual conversation, description

语气: colloquial

正确说法

• 你个儿多高？(How tall are you?)
• 个儿大不一定力气大。(Being big doesn't mean you're strong.)

错误说法

• 个儿 in formal contexts (Use 身高 for height in formal situations — 个儿 is casual and colloquial)

起源与历史

Derived from 个 (individual, measure word) with the colloquial suffix 儿, referring to a person's build.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal