Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 娃娃
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
child
带娃dài wáto look after a baby; to take care of a young child
娃子wá zibaby; small child; (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities
套娃tào wáRussian doll (matryoshka doll) or similar nested doll
晒娃shài wá(coll.) to indiscriminately share news, images etc of one's child on social media; sharenting
遛娃liù wá(coll.) to take one's child out for a walk