Meaning
baby; doll
Chinese: 小孩。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wa” becomes a different word in each tone. 娃 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 娃娃wá wababy; small child; doll
- 娃子wá zibaby; small child; (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities
- 小娃xiǎo wáchild
- 娃儿wá érchildren (colloquial)
- 女娃nǚ wá(dialect) girl
Example Sentence
小妹妹抱着一个布娃娃睡着了。Xiǎo mèi mei bào zhe yí ge bù wá wa shuì zháo le.The little sister fell asleep holding a cloth doll.
小妹妹Xiǎo mèi meilittle sister抱bàoto hold着zhe(ongoing action)一个yí gea布娃娃bù wá warag doll睡着shuì zháoto fall asleep了le(completed action)。