苹果 píngguǒ apple
How to remember 苹果: 苹 apple + 果 fruit = apple.
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How it is used
- Apple (the fruit) - 一个苹果 (yí ge píngguǒ) an apple.
- Also the brand name Apple: 苹果手机 an iPhone.
- 苹 barely appears outside this word.
Example sentences
- 我吃苹果了。 Wǒ chī píngguǒ le.I ate apples.
- 你多吃苹果。 Nǐ duō chī píngguǒ.Eat more apples.
- 这个苹果很大。 Zhège píngguǒ hěn dà.This apple is very big.
- 这些苹果重5斤。 Zhèxiē píngguǒ zhòng wǔ jīn.These apples weigh five pounds.