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玩意

wán yì · wan yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. toy
  2. plaything
  3. thing
  4. act
  5. trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
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A mystery puzzle

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)玩意(wányì)？

    Dengdeng, what is that thing in your hand?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)玩意(wányì)叫(jiào)鲁班锁(lǔbānsuǒ)，是(shì)一个(yīgè)老(lǎo)玩具(wánjù)。

    This thing is called a Luban lock. It is an old toy.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)玩意(wányì)怎么(zěnme)玩(wán)呢(ne)？

    How do you play with this thing?

  4. Dengdeng

    把(bǎ)木头(mùtou)一块(yīkuài)一块(yīkuài)拼(pīn)起来(qǐlai)。

    You put the wooden pieces together one by one.

  5. Liangliang

    看起来(kànqǐlai)不(bù)难(nán)，我(wǒ)来(lái)试试(shìshì)……这(zhè)玩意(wányì)好(hǎo)难(nán)！

    It looks easy, let me try... this thing is so hard!

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)玩意(wányì)我(wǒ)玩(wán)了(le)三天(sāntiān)才(cái)拼好(pīnhǎo)。

    It took me three days to put this thing together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)玩(wán)意(yì)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)玩(wán)。

This toy is really fun.

02

他(tā)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)一(yí)个(ge)小(xiǎo)玩(wán)意(yì)。

He is holding a small gadget in his hand.

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