Chinese word dictionary

玩具

wánjù · plaything; toy

Practice word

Word information

Simplified玩具

Traditional玩具

Pinyinwánjù

Part of speech名

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

玩wán

to play with, to joke, to entertain

具jù

tool, implement; to draw up, to write

How to learn 玩具

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

好玩儿hǎowánr

erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]

玩wán

to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment; variant of 玩[wan2]; Taiwan pr. [wan4]

家具jiājù

furniture; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]

开玩笑kāiwánxiào

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

游玩yóuwán

to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll

工具gōngjù

tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)