wá
娃
baby; child; young animal
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
baby; child; kid
informalOften used in spoken language or dialects to refer to children, can be suffixed with 儿 to form 娃儿.
Nà那
ge个
nǚ女
wá娃
zhǎng长
de得
zhēn真
kě可
ài爱
。
That little girl is really cute.
Cūn村
lǐ里
de的
nán男
wá娃
dōu都
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
hé河
biān边
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
The boys in the village all like to play by the river.
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Tā她
shì是
ge个
fàng放
niú牛
wá娃
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
qù去
shān山
shàng上
fàng放
niú牛
。
She is a cowherd child who has to herd cows on the mountain every day.
Zhè这
wá娃
ér儿
gāng刚
xué学
huì会
zǒu走
lù路
，
yáo摇
yáo摇
huǎng晃
huǎng晃
de的
。
This baby just learned to walk, swaying unsteadily.
Lǎo老
jiā家
bǎ把
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
jiào叫
zuò做
wá娃
。
In my hometown, all small children are called 'wa'.
noun
young animal; cub
dialectDialectal usage referring to young animals, regionally specific.
Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
yǒu有
jǐ几
zhī只
gāng刚
fū孵
chū出
lái来
de的
jī鸡
wá娃
。
There are several newly hatched chicken chicks in the yard.
Xiāng乡
xià下
rén人
chēng称
xiǎo小
zhū猪
wéi为
zhū猪
wá娃
。
Country people call piglets 'zhu wa'.
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Zhè这
xiē些
yáng羊
wá娃
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
jiàn健
kāng康
。
These lamb kids look very healthy.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
jī鸡
wá娃
wèi喂
shí食
。
Grandma is feeding the baby chickens.
Fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
cháng常
bǎ把
yòu幼
zǎi崽
jiào叫
zuò做
wá娃
。
In dialects, young animals are often called 'wa'.