Definition & Meaning

1.toy; plaything

3.acrobatics, cross talks, ballad singing, magic, etc.

4.refer to someone (with contempt)

Word usage

Words with wan yi r

wán yì r

玩 意 儿

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－3

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1
n.infmltoy; plaything
- wǒ men bù xǐ huan zhè zhǒng xīn xiān wán yì r
  我们不喜欢这种新鲜玩意儿。
  We don't like this kind of new stuff.
- zhè xiē qí miào de xiǎo wán yì r zuò de zhēn shi qiǎo duó tiān gōng
  这些奇妙的小玩意儿做得真是巧夺天工。
  These wonderful gadgets are really ingenious.
- nǐ men jiā li dōu yǒu ér shí de yī xiē xiǎo wán yì r ba
  你们家里都有儿时的一些小玩意儿吧。
  You have some childhood gadgets in your home, right?
synonym
wán jù玩具 wán wù玩物
2
n.thing
- zhè shì shén me wán yì r a
  这是什么玩意儿啊？
  What is this?
- tā shǒu li ná de shén me wán yì r
  他手里拿的什么玩意儿？
  What's that in his hand?
- nǐ zěn me gǎo dào zhè wán yì r de
  你怎么搞到这玩意儿的？
  How did you pull off a thing like that?
3
n.infmlacrobatics, cross talks, ballad singing, magic, etc.
- zhè wū qī bā zāo de shì shén me wán yì r
  这乌七八糟的是什么玩意儿？
  What the fug is that swill?
synonym
qǔ yì曲艺 bà xì ér把戏儿
4
n.refer to someone (with contempt)
- tā shì shén me wán yì r
  他是什么玩意儿！
  What kind of louse is he!
- tā bù shì gè hǎo wán yì r
  他不是个好玩意儿。
  He was not good.

Word usage

Note
"玩意儿" cannot be written as "玩艺儿".
common measure word
"玩意儿" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个玩意儿
  one doohickey

Chinese words with pinyin wan yi r

wán yì r玩艺儿now written as 玩意儿

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