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洋娃娃

yángwáwa
noun #9,900

Measure Word

一个洋娃娃 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 doll (especially a Western-style doll)
  2. 2 doll-like person; someone with delicate features

Characters

洋
yáng
ocean; foreign; Western
娃
wá
baby; child
Foreign baby doll - a Western-style doll.

Examples

HSK 2
我小时候最喜欢玩洋娃娃。
Wǒ xiǎoshíhou zuì xǐhuan wán yángwáwa.
I loved playing with dolls when I was little.
HSK 3
她长得像个洋娃娃一样漂亮。
Tā zhǎng de xiàng ge yángwáwa yíyàng piàoliang.
She's as pretty as a doll.
HSK 4
小女孩抱着一个洋娃娃。
Xiǎo nǚhái bào zhe yī gè yángwáwa.
The little girl is holding a doll.

Tips

history
洋 originally meant 'ocean' but came to mean 'foreign/Western' because Western goods arrived by sea. 洋娃娃 literally means 'foreign baby' - referring to Western-style dolls with big eyes and light skin that were exotic in China.

Stroke Order

洋 yáng
娃 wá