你的身高是多少呢？

nǐ | de | shēn gāo | shì | duō shao | ne

What's your height?

我身高164，

wǒ | shēn gāo | yāo liù sì

My height is 164,

意思是，164厘米。

yì si | shì | yāo liù sì | lí mǐ

which means 164 centimeters.

我老公身高174，

wǒ | lǎo gōng | shēn gāo | yāo qī sì

My husband's height is 174 centimeters.

这个身高在他们北方算中下等，

zhè ge | shēn gāo | zài | tā men | běi fāng | suàn | zhōng xià děng

This height is considered below average in northern China,

在南方算中等。

zài | nán fāng | suàn | zhōng děng

and average in southern China.

我初中的时候，

wǒ | chū zhōng | de | shí hou

When I was in junior high school,

班里有好几个男生身高超过了一米八，

bān lǐ | yǒu | hǎo jǐ gè | nán shēng | shēn gāo | chāo guò | le | yī mǐ bā

several boys in my class were over 1.8 meters tall,

所以校篮球队里面，

suǒ yǐ | xiào lán qiú duì | lǐ miàn

So among the school basketball team,

我们班的男生最多。

wǒ men | bān | de | nán shēng | zuì duō

the number of boys from our class is the largest.

但是也有很多很矮的男生，

dàn shì | yě | yǒu | hěn duō | hěn ǎi | de | nán shēng

But there were also many short boys.

有些矮个子男生到了高中，

yǒu xiē | ǎi gè zi | nán shēng | dào le | gāo zhōng

Some short boys suddenly grew

突然就长到了一米八以上。

tū rán | jiù | zhǎng dào | le | yī mǐ bā | yǐ shàng

to over 1.8 meters in high school.

我在12岁就达到了162左右，

wǒ | zài | shí èr suì | jiù | dá dào | le | yāo liù èr | zuǒ yòu

I reached around 162 centimeters when I was 12,

之后就基本没长过了，

zhī hòu | jiù | jī běn | méi | zhǎng guo | le

and basically stopped growing after that.

生完孩子后居然好像长高了一点。

shēng wán | hái zi | hòu | jū rán | hǎo xiàng | zhǎng gāo | le | yī diǎn

Surprisingly, I seem to have grown a little after having kids.

我高中时的同桌，一个女生，

wǒ | gāo zhōng | shí | de | tóng zhuō | yī gè | nǚ shēng

My deskmate in high school, a girl,

和我一样高，

hé | wǒ | yī yàng | gāo

was the same height as me.

她说她初中的时候才147。

tā | shuō | tā | chū zhōng | de | shí hou | cái | yāo sì qī

She said she was only 147 centimeters in junior high.

所以每个人的生长节奏是不一样的。

suǒ yǐ | měi gè rén | de | shēng zhǎng | jié zòu | shì | bù yī yàng | de

So everyone's growth rhythm is different.

我朋友的小孩，是个男孩，

wǒ | péng you | de | xiǎo hái | shì | gè | nán hái

My friend's child, a boy,

比较矮，

bǐ jiào | ǎi

is relatively short.

我朋友和他老婆个子都不高，

wǒ | péng you | hé | tā | lǎo pó | gè zi | dōu | bù gāo

Both my friend and his wife are not tall,

所以他比较担心，

suǒ yǐ | tā | bǐ jiào | dān xīn

so he's quite worried

让孩子去上篮球课。

ràng | hái zi | qù | shàng | lán qiú kè

and signed the child up for basketball classes.

男生长得高是非常有优势的，

nán shēng | zhǎng de | gāo | shì | fēi cháng | yǒu | yōu shì | de

Being tall is a great advantage for boys.

有一个形容优质男性的词，

yǒu | yī gè | xíng róng | yōu zhì | nán xìng | de | cí

There's a word to describe high-quality men,

叫做“高富帅”，

jiào zuò | “gāo fù shuài”

called "gāo fù shuài" (tall, rich, and handsome).

也就是又高，又富，又帅。

yě jiù shì | yòu | gāo | yòu | fù | yòu | shuài

It means being tall, wealthy, and handsome.

现实中能找到“高富帅”是很难的，

xiàn shí | zhōng | néng | zhǎo dào | “gāo fù shuài” | shì | hěn nán | de

It's very difficult to find such a man in reality.

它的反义词叫做“矮矬穷”。

tā | de | fǎn yì cí | jiào zuò | “ǎi cuó qióng”

Its antonym is short, ugly, and poor.