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娃娃

wá wa · wa wa

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Meaning

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  1. baby
  2. small child
  3. doll
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The claw machine

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)抓(zhuā)娃娃(wáwa)吧(ba)！我(wǒ)想要(xiǎngyào)那个(nàge)大(dà)的(de)。

    Let's play the claw machine! I want that big doll.

  2. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)娃娃(wáwa)？

    Which doll?

  3. Dengdeng

    蓝色(lánsè)的(de)，眼睛(yǎnjing)大大的(dàdàde)。

    The blue one with big eyes.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)很(hěn)难(nán)抓(zhuā)，我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)投(tóu)了(le)三个(sāngè)币(bì)了(le)。

    It is hard to catch. We have already put in three coins.

  5. Dengdeng

    再(zài)抓(zhuā)一次(yīcì)，这次(zhècì)一定(yīdìng)能(néng)抓到(zhuādào)！

    One more try. This time I will definitely catch one!

  6. Liangliang

    抓到(zhuādào)了(le)！可是(kěshì)掉出来(diàochūlái)的(de)是(shì)一个(yīgè)粉色(fěnsè)的(de)娃娃(wáwa)。

    Got one! But the doll that dropped out is a pink one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)给(gěi)我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)娃(wá)娃(wa)。

Mother made me a doll.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by zzz · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)妹(mèi)妹(mei)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)娃(wá)娃(wa)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

My sister made me a beautiful doll.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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