"dingus" in Chinese (Simplified)
玩意儿东西
Definition
俚语,用来指不知道或者忘记名称的物品,有时也用来开玩笑称呼某人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
完全口语化,常与“玩意儿”、“东西”类似,表示一时说不出名称的物品。偶尔用来调侃人,不适合正式语境。
Examples
Can you pass me that dingus on the table?
你能把桌上的那个**玩意儿**递给我吗?
I used a dingus to fix the door.
我用一个**东西**修好了门。
Where did you put that little dingus I gave you?
你把我给你的那个小**东西**放哪了?
Could you hand me that dingus—you know, the thing you use to open bottles?
你能把那个**玩意儿**递给我吗——就是开瓶用的那个。
Tom forgot his keys again? What a dingus!
Tom又忘带钥匙了?真是个**玩意儿**!
Just plug this dingus into the back of the TV and it should work.
只要把这个**玩意儿**插到电视背后就行了。