yángwáwa

洋娃娃

Word · Noun

doll; toy figure of foreign child

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

doll; toy figure modeled after a foreign child's appearance and dress

Typically refers to dolls with Western features (blonde hair, blue eyes, foreign clothing), distinguishing them from traditional Chinese dolls (布娃娃). Often used by children as playthings or collected as decorative items.

Xiǎo小
nǚ女
hái孩
bào抱
zhe着
yī一
gè个
piào漂
liang亮
de的
yáng洋
wá娃
wa娃
 。

The little girl is holding a beautiful doll.

Shāng商
diàn店
lǐ里
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
jīn金
fà发
bì碧
yǎn眼
de的
yáng洋
wá娃
wa娃
 。

The store is filled with blonde, blue-eyed dolls.

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Tā她
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
de的
wán玩
jù具
jiù就
shì是
yáng洋
wá娃
wa娃
 。

Her favorite toy when she was little was dolls.