# 玩意儿 (wányìr)

In Mandarin Chinese, 玩意儿 (wányìr) means “thing; gadget; plaything”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: thing; gadget; plaything
- Pinyin: wányìr (wan2 yi4 r5)
- Traditional: 玩意兒
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这个新奇的小玩意儿是哪里买的？
  Zhège xīnqí de xiǎo wányìr shì nǎlǐ mǎi de?
  Where did you buy this novel little gadget?

## Characters

- [玩](https://hanziro.com/word/wan-play/) (wán): to play; to have fun
- 意 (yì): idea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
- 儿 (ér): child; son

https://hanziro.com/word/wan-yir-thing/

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