玩具车
The English phrase "toy car" is translated into Mandarin as 玩具车.
玩具车 is used to refer to a toy car.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 玩具 (wánjù), meaning 'toy' and 车 (chē), meaning 'car' or 'vehicle'.
Did you know?
- The character 车 (chē) is a pictograph that originally looked like a chariot seen from above, complete with two wheels and an axle.
- In China, the phrase 玩具车 can sometimes be used humorously to describe a real car that is very small or poorly performing.
- In China, the word for 'toy', 玩具, is actually a combination of the characters for 'play' and 'tool'.
Examples in context
- 这个玩具车很漂亮。Zhège wánjùchē hěn piàoliang.This toy car is very pretty.
- 弟弟在玩玩具车。Dìdi zài wán wánjùchē.Little brother is playing with a toy car.
- 你想买那辆玩具车吗？Nǐ xiǎng mǎi nà liàng wánjùchē ma?Do you want to buy that toy car?
Example conversation
A young boy and a girl are looking at toys in a shop.
- 欣怡 Xinyi你看，那辆玩具车很大。Nǐ kàn, nà liàng wánjùchē hěn dà.Look, that toy car is very big.
- 俊杰 Junjie我也很喜欢那个玩具车。Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān nàge wánjùchē.I also really like that toy car.
- 欣怡 Xinyi我们可以买下来吗？Wǒmen kěyǐ mǎi xiàlái ma?Can we buy it?
- 俊杰 Junjie等我们回家再问爸爸吧。Děng wǒmen huí jiā zài wèn bàba ba.Let's ask Dad when we get home.
