Topic: Chinese

"他高吗？"

Translation:Is he tall?

November 20, 2017

16 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/ShannAwesome

    Is he high?

    November 29, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/Andrew590503

      You tell me, is he?

      December 13, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/nitsanbh

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

        December 30, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/DarknessOf2

          I think that would be 嗨? If I'm wrong, please correct me!

          December 10, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/PhilDelapi
            December 19, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/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.

              December 3, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/Mr.rM
              • 1502

              高兴 = 高 (high) + 兴致 xìng zhì (interest) = in high spirits

              December 9, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/ericspanner
              • 8

              Traditional Chinese: 他高嗎？

              November 20, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/malkeynz
              • 1645

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

              January 10, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/Mr.rM
              • 1502

              Yeah, we don't need it in a question. If you add it, the question becomes “Is he very/really tall?”

              January 10, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/malkeynz
              • 1645

              Thanks, I found the relevant part in Duo's notes which I had forgotten:

              Also, when you add 吗, you no longer need to add 很 to mean “to be.”

              January 11, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/07196

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

                February 1, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Sue950221
                • 234

                Why isn't this written as: "他高不高吗？Does it have to do with the sentence being in reference to 'a positive' trait?

                October 31, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Milosh763575

                  吗 should be removed. because if you write 他高不高 it already is a question.

                  January 29, 2019
                  https://www.duolingo.com/aosheter
                  • 87

                  Is height a really casual trait people discuss, or is this just Duo's way of teaching us an extra word from a known word (高兴)?

                  February 20, 2019
                  https://www.duolingo.com/UnPolve
                  • 1651

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

                  March 28, 2019
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