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HSK 1

苹果

apple

nounneutral1 episode
苹
píng2nd tone
果
guǒ3rd tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
píngguǒ
Part of speech
noun
Level
HSK 1
Strokes
16
Register
neutral
Measure word
个 / 斤
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 苹果

苹果 is written with 16 strokes (苹: 8, 果: 8). The animation replays automatically.

What does 苹果 mean?

苹果 (píngguǒ) is the standard Chinese word for 'apple,' the fruit.

The compound literally reads 'flat fruit,' though native speakers rarely think about that — it is just the everyday name. The measure word is 个 (gè) for a single apple, and 斤 (jīn, ~500g) when buying by weight at a market. 苹果 is also the Chinese brand name for Apple Inc.

: 苹果手机 (Apple phone / iPhone), 苹果电脑 (Mac). Context makes the difference between the fruit and the company obvious. Register is fully neutral and the word works in conversation, writing, recipes, and labeling.

Character by character

苹píngapple (the 艹 grass radical marks plants; on its own 苹 only appears in this compound)
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果guǒfruit; result
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苹果

Memory hook: 果 means 'fruit' and shows up in many fruit words: 苹果 apple, 水果 fruit, 芒果 mango.

Hear 苹果 in real episodes

苹果 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed — each with the full Chinese script, pinyin, and line-by-line English translation.

Apple's First Folding iPhone Lands September 9 — the New CEO's First Test, Eight Days Into the Job苹果 spoken at natural speedbeginner
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Example sentences

我喜欢吃苹果。

Wǒ xǐhuan chī píngguǒ.

I like to eat apples.

spoken

这个苹果很大。

Zhège píngguǒ hěn dà.

This apple is really big.

spoken

请给我一个红苹果。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yí ge hóng píngguǒ.

Please give me one red apple.

spoken

妈妈买了五个苹果。

Māma mǎi le wǔ ge píngguǒ.

Mom bought five apples.

neutral

Common phrases with 苹果

一个苹果yí ge píngguǒone apple
吃苹果chī píngguǒeat an apple
苹果汁píngguǒ zhīapple juice
红苹果hóng píngguǒred apple
苹果手机píngguǒ shǒujīiPhone (lit. 'Apple phone')

Don't confuse 苹果 with

水果shuǐguǒ

水果 is the category 'fruit' in general. 苹果 is one specific fruit. 'I like fruit' = 我喜欢水果; 'I like apples' = 我喜欢苹果.

葡萄pútao

葡萄 is 'grape' — another HSK fruit. The first syllables of 苹果 and 葡萄 both start with 'p,' so beginners sometimes mix them up. 苹果 is round and crunchy; 葡萄 grows in clusters.

FAQ

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