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玩意儿

wán yì r

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • erhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]

Definition

①指东西、事物。②指玩具、小摆设。③有时含有贬义或戏谑，指人或事物。

① Thing, stuff. ② Toy, trinket. ③ Sometimes derogatory or joking, referring to a person or thing.

Usage

口语中使用，常用于指代具体或抽象的事物，有时带随意或轻蔑的语气。

Used in spoken language, commonly to refer to concrete or abstract things, sometimes with a casual or dismissive tone.

Examples

  • 1 这个玩意儿是什么？(What's this thing?)
  • 2 他手里拿着个小玩意儿。(He's holding a little trinket.)
  • 3 你这玩意儿不行，太差了。(This thing of yours is no good, too poor.)
  • 4 别把这些没用的玩意儿带回家。(Don't bring these useless things home.)
  • 5 他算个什么玩意儿，也敢这么说话？(Who does he think he is, daring to talk like that?)

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