玩物

wánwù

noun #18,569

Measure Word

一件玩物 jiàn

Meanings

1 plaything
2 toy
3 something to amuse oneself with

Characters

to play; to amuse

Examples

玩物丧志，不能整天打游戏。

Wánwù sàngzhì, bù néng zhěngtiān dǎ yóuxì.

Indulging in amusements saps one's will — you can't play games all day.

他只是把她当成了玩物。

Tā zhǐshì bǎ tā dāngchéng le wánwù.

He merely treated her as a plaything.

Tips

usage

Most commonly seen in the idiom 玩物丧志 (wánwù sàngzhì) — 'indulging in trivialities saps one's will.' Can also describe treating a person as a plaything.

Stroke Order

玩 wán

物 wù