children's toy; finger top; spinner
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Meanings
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finger top; a toy spinner
informalA traditional Chinese children's toy, typically made of wood or plastic. It's a flat, disc-shaped spinner with a pointed axle that is twirled between the fingers to make it spin.
Yé爷
ye爷
gěi给
wǒ我
zuò做
le了
yī一
gè个
mù木
tou头
de的
niǎn捻
niǎn捻
zhuànr转
儿
。
Grandpa made me a wooden finger top.
Kàn看
shuí谁
néng能
ràng让
niǎn捻
niǎn捻
zhuànr转
zhuàn儿
de转
gèng得
jiǔ更
久
！
Let's see who can make the spinner spin the longest!
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Sù塑
liào料
zuò做
de的
niǎn捻
niǎn捻
zhuànr转
zhuàn儿
qǐ转
lái起
shēng来
yīn声
hěn音
xiǎo很
小
。
The plastic spinner makes very little sound when it spins.