How to Say ‘I am 175 cm tall.’ in Simplified Chinese
我身高一米七五。
wǒ shēn gāo yī mǐ qī wǔ
[waw shun-gao ee mee chee woo]
💬 Usage Tip: For body measurements, Chinese often uses a noun directly as the main statement: [我身高一米七五], [我体重七十公斤]. You do not need [是] in this pattern.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The speaker refers to themselves.
我身高一米七五。
I am 1.75 meters tall.
身高
shēn gāo
[shun-gao]
height
Used here to state how tall the speaker is.
我身高一米七五。
My height is 1.75 meters.
一米七五
yī mǐ qī wǔ
1.75 meters
A common way to state height in meters and centimeters.
他一米八二。
He is 1.82 meters tall.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one in the height measurement.
我身高一米七五。
I am 1.75 meters tall.
米
mǐ
[mee]
meter
The unit used in the height expression.
我身高一米七五。
I am 1.75 meters tall.
七五
qī wǔ
[chee woo]
seventy-five
The final part of the height expression, giving the centimeter part.
我身高一米七五。
I am 1.75 meters tall.
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