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娃娃

wáwa
noun HSK 6 #2,622

Meanings

  1. 1 baby; child (colloquial)
  2. 2 doll

Characters

娃
wa
baby; child
娃
wa
baby; child
Doubling 娃 creates a cute, colloquial word for baby or doll.

Examples

她抱着一个布娃娃。
Tā bào zhe yī gè bù wáwa.
She is holding a rag doll.
这个娃娃长得真可爱。
Zhège wáwa zhǎng de zhēn kě'ài.
This baby is really cute.
女儿想要一个芭比娃娃。
Nǚ'ér xiǎng yào yī gè Bābǐ wáwa.
My daughter wants a Barbie doll.
他家有三个娃娃。
Tā jiā yǒu sān gè wáwa.
His family has three kids.

Tips

usage
娃娃 means both 'baby/child' and 'doll.' Context tells you which: 布娃娃 (cloth doll), 洋娃娃 (Western-style doll). In southwestern dialects, 娃娃 is the standard word for 'child.'

Stroke Order

娃 wá