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蘋果

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Mandarin · pinyin píng guǒ#

apple
Classifier: 個 gè, 顆 kē

Mandarin · pinyin Píng guǒ#

Apple (American tech company)

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果: guǒ · fruit; result
苹: píng · artemisia; duckweed; apple

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2–3 · ping2 guo3

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ping4 gwo2

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noun

apple (fruit) (Classifier: 個／个; 隻／只; 顆／颗)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 蘋果手機／苹果手机 (Píngguǒ shǒujī, “iPhone”) (Classifier: 部 m c; 臺／台 m)

name

Apple Inc.

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