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title: "Wanyir Meaning: 玩意儿 (wányìr) Means “thing”"
description: "玩意儿 (traditional 玩意兒, wányìr) means “thing; gadget; toy”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanyir"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 玩意儿 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

玩意儿 wányìr

## thing; gadget; toy

## It can also mean

- (derog.) thing; creature (of a person)
- (coll.) thing; gadget; toy

## Its characters

1. 儿 ér son

## In a sentence

这是什么玩意儿？看起来挺好玩。 What is this thing? It looks like fun.

[More about 玩意儿](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8E%A9%E6%84%8F%E5%84%BF)

## More words with 玩 or 意 or 儿

- [不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buhaoyisi)
- [创意 chuàngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangyi)
- [大伙儿 dàhuǒr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dahuor)
- [儿科 érkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erke)
- [儿女 érnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ernu)
- [儿童 értóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ertong)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)
- [恶意 èyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/eyi)
- [故意 gùyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guyi)
- [好玩 hǎowán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haowan)

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