wá wa
bébé
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她是一个可爱的娃娃。
tā shì yī gè kě ài de wá wa.
She is a lovely doll.
我小时候很喜欢玩娃娃。
wǒ xiǎo shí hòu hěn xǐ huan wán wá wa.
I loved playing with dolls when I was a child.
这个娃娃是手工制作的。
zhè ge wá wa shì shǒu gōng zhì zuò de.
This doll is handmade.
小孩 (xiǎohái)
child
宝宝 (bǎobao)
baby
大人 (dà rén)
adult
老人 (lǎo rén)
old person
The Chinese word 娃娃 (wáwa) for "baby" or "doll" has an interesting etymology. It is composed of two characters: 娃 (wá), which originally meant "a young child" or "a doll," and 兒 (ér), which means "child" or "son." The character 娃 is believed to have originated from the ancient Chinese word 娃娃 (wáwá), which was used to describe a baby's cry. Over time, the character 娃 came to be used on its own to refer to a baby or a doll. The character 兒 is added to emphasize the meaning of "child."The word 娃娃 is not only used in Mandarin Chinese, but also in other Chinese dialects and languages, such as Cantonese, where it is pronounced as "ngá ngá." It is a common and widely understood term for "baby" or "doll" in Chinese culture.
