娃娃 wáwa baby
baby; small child; doll
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How it is used
- A baby/small child, or a doll: 布娃娃 (bù wáwa) a rag doll, 泥娃娃 (clay doll); also affectionately a little kid.
- Cute, colloquial (reduplicated, neutral tone on second syllable).
- Compound 娃娃脸 (wáwaliǎn) = baby face.
Example sentences
- 我寄给她一个娃娃。 Wǒ jìgěi tā yígè wáwá.I sent her a doll.
- 我收集各国的娃娃。 Wǒ shōují gèguó de wáwá.I collect dolls from different countries.
- 她有个漂亮的洋娃娃。 Tā yǒu gè piàoliàng de yángwáwá.She has a pretty doll.