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苹果

píng guǒ · ping guo

Traditional 蘋果

HSK 3Old HSK 1Measure words: 个 gè, 颗 kē

Meaning

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  1. apple
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Small and sweet

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，苹果(píngguǒ)怎么(zěnme)卖(mài)？

    Boss, how much are the apples?

  2. Liangliang

    五块(wǔkuài)一斤(yījīn)。

    Five yuan a jin.

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)苹果(píngguǒ)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)？

    Why is this apple so small?

  4. Liangliang

    小(xiǎo)的(de)甜(tián)，大(dà)的(de)不(bù)甜(tián)。

    Small ones are sweet. Big ones are not.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)三斤(sānjīn)小(xiǎo)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Then I will buy three jin of small apples.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，送(sòng)你(nǐ)一个(yīgè)大(dà)的(de)，不(bù)甜(tián)，但是(dànshì)好看(hǎokàn)。

    OK. I will add a big one, not sweet but pretty.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)箱(xiāng)子(zi)里(lǐ)装(zhuāng)满(mǎn)了(le)苹(píng)果(guǒ)。

This box is filled with apples.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)在(zài)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)店(diàn)买(mǎi)了(le)好(hǎo)几(jǐ)个(ge)苹(píng)果(guǒ)。

My mother bought several apples at the fruit store.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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苹
píng

(artemisia); duckweed

果
guǒ

fruit; result

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