How to pronounce ping guo (苹果) in Chinese
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苹果
píng guǒ
Characters & meanings
apple (in 苹果)
fruit; result
Common mistake
Rising + low (2-3): climb on píng — aspirated p, -ng ending — then drop into the low dip of guǒ without bouncing back up.
Example sentence
我想吃苹果。
Wǒ xiǎng chī píngguǒ.
I want to eat an apple.
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