"他高吗？"

Translation: Is he tall?

[ShannAwesome]

Is he high?

[Andrew590503]

You tell me, is he?

[nitsanbh]

Wrote that just for fun, but Duo didn't accept :`(

[cerealbus]

Can someone explain how 高 (tall) relates to 高兴 (happy) as far as the root of the word? Mistakenly I took Duo's 高不高兴 a little too far on this one.

[sparkzi]

高 high/tall, 兴 mood/interest, 高兴 high mood= Happy

[geogeogo]

I wish they taught us this way! This is what I find cool about Chinese.

[malkeynz]

Why doesn't this need 很? Is it because it's a question?

[HaydenMiner]

I don't know how old this comment is, but the introduction tips to this lesson shed some light on this subject.
Most speakers DON'T use 很 when the sentence is a question ending in 吗。
If you do use both 很 and 吗 in a sentence, (ex. 他很高吗) then the speaker is probably stressing the "very" use of 很.
In a nutshell:
他高吗? = Is he tall?
他很高吗? = Is he VERY tall?
(Posted May 18, 2020)

[lisa91655]

I think you just don't need to add it

[ericspanner]

Traditional Chinese: 他高嗎？

[lisa91655]

I believe not.

[BeefTestos4]

Is this Duolingo or Tinder?

[nckiy]

Idk hahaha wyd later ;)

[lisa91655]

Why does it have can't listen now please tell me.

[Nomeno2]

DOES IT MATTER IF IM TALL!?

[nckiy]

I LOVE HIM. AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS, DUO.

[07196]

For a second I thought it would be fun if that means is he high.

[UnPolve]

她高吗 and 它高吗 should be accepted too, but there is no way to report it

[Bryson610892]

Why is 高 not pronounced with tone 1 in the audio I heard? Is that really how people pronounce it in a sentence or is it a problem with the playback?

[Craig83923]

How would you know if a Chinese person was asking "Is he tall?" Or "Is he happy?"

[TobyBumfac]

'他高吗?'Means 'Is he tall?' '他高兴吗?' Means 'Is he happy?'