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娃娃 wáwa

娃娃 wáwa Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 娃娃 wáwa .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wáwa | wa2 wa5
English translation
baby
small child
doll

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Traditional form

娃娃 wáwa

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 娃娃 wáwa

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

女圭

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

女圭

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 娃娃 wáwa

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孩子 háizi 紧抱 jǐn bào zhāo de 洋娃娃 yáng wá wa .

The child is hugging her doll.

小孩 xiǎo hái jǐn bào zhāo 洋娃娃 yáng wá wa .

The child clasped the doll tightly.

这个 zhè ge 女孩 nǚ hái de 洋娃娃 yáng wá wa jǐn bào zài 怀里 huái lǐ .

The girl clutched her doll to her breast.

zhè xiǎo 娃娃 wáwa tǐng hǎo 玩儿 wán r .

The baby is very cute.

Lún 年龄 niánlíng , liǎ 已经 yǐjīng 不是 bú shi bào zhāo 枕头 zhěntou zài 床上打闹,或者 huòzhě ràng 人家 rénjiā lái shuǎi de xiǎo 娃娃 wáwa le .

The two young daughters sat on the bedroom couch watching him.

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