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玩意儿 (wán yì er): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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玩意儿 (wán yì er): Plaything (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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玩意儿 consists of 3 characters.

thought, idea, meaning, intention

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Demonstrative + Nounwith这

zhè这

wán玩

yìr意

儿

informalSpoken

this thing

Verb + Objectwith买

mǎi买

le了

ge个

wán玩

yìr意

儿

Idiomwith什么

shén什

me么

wán玩

yìr意

儿

Adjective + Nounwith小

xiǎo小

wán玩

yìr意

儿

Example Sentences with 玩意儿

zhè这

ge个

wán玩

yì意

ér儿

shì是

shén

informal

Spoken

bought a thing/gadget

informal

Spoken

what the heck

informal

Spoken

little gadget/trinket

什

me么

？

What is this thing?

zhè这

wán玩

yì意

ér儿

suī虽

rán然

jīng精

qiǎo巧

，

dàn但

zhōng终

jiū究

zhǐ只

shì是

xiāo消

qiǎn遣

shí时

guāng光

de的

wán玩

jù具

bà罢

le了

。

This thing, though ingenious, is ultimately just a toy to pass the time.

nǐ你

cóng从

nǎ哪

ér儿

táo淘

lái来

zhè这

me么

gè个

xīn新

qí奇

wán玩

yì意

ér儿

，

néng能

yǎn演

shì示

yí一

xià下

ma吗

？

Where did you find such a novel gadget? Can you demonstrate it?

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tā他

mǎi买

le了

gè个

xīn新

wán玩

yì意

ér儿

，

shì是

gè个

xiǎo小

jī机

qì器

rén人

。

He bought a new gadget, it's a small robot.

wǒ我

kě可

méi没

xián闲

gōng工

fū夫

bǎi摆

nòng弄

nà那

xiē

tā他

shōu收

cáng藏

de的

nà那

xiē些

lǎo老

wán玩

yì意

bié别

bǎ把

nà那

xiē些

wán玩

yì意

ér儿

fàng放

zài在

kuài快

bǎ把

nǐ你

nà那

xiē些

xiǎo小

wán玩

yì意

ér儿

些

huá华

ér而

bù不

shí实

de的

wán玩

yì意

ér儿

。

I don't have time to fiddle with those flashy but impractical toys.

ér儿

，

měi每

yí一

jiàn件

bèi背

hòu后

dōu都

cáng藏

zhe着

yí一

duàn段

gù故

shì事

。

Each of those old playthings he collects has a story behind it.

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

，

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

tài太

luàn乱

le了

。

Don't put those things on the table, it looks too messy.

shōu收

hǎo好

，

bié别

yí一

huì会

er儿

yòu又

zhǎo找

bú不

dào到

le了

。

Put away your little trinkets quickly, or you won't be able to find them again later.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 玩意儿.

Words with 玩

开玩笑kāi wán xiàoHSK 4
游玩yóu wán
玩儿wán r
玩具wán jù
玩弄wán nòng
玩耍wán shuǎ
好玩儿hǎo wán r
贪玩儿tan1 wánr5

Words with 意

意思yì siHSK 2
同意tóng yìHSK 3
愿意yuàn yìHSK 3
注意zhù yìHSK 3
满意mǎn yìHSK 3
主意zhǔ yiHSK 4
得意dé yìHSK 4
意见yì jiànHSK 4

Words with 儿

儿子ér ziHSK 1
哪儿nǎ erHSK 1
女儿nǚ érHSK 1
一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一会儿yī huì erHSK 3
儿童ér tóngHSK 4
个儿gè r
儿女ér nǚ