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娃娃

wáwa
noun HSK 6 #2,622

Meanings

  1. 1 baby; child
  2. 2 doll

Characters

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

Examples

HSK 1
他家有三个娃娃。
Tā jiā yǒu sān gè wáwa.
His family has three kids.
HSK 3
这个娃娃长得真可爱。
Zhège wáwa zhǎng de zhēn kě'ài.
This baby is really cute.
HSK 6
她收藏了许多精美的娃娃。
Tā shōucáng le xǔduō jīngměi de wáwa.
She has collected many exquisite dolls.

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