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Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
fruit, fruits
Chinese characters:
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水果 ( shuiguo / shuĭguŏ ) is composed of these characters:
水 (shui)
, 果 (guo)
The traditional Chinese characters of shuĭguŏ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 水果 ( shuiguo / shuĭguŏ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Wo zui xihuan de shuiguo shi caomei.
Wŏ zuì xĭhuān de shuĭguŏ shì căoméi. – English translation: My favorite fruit is strawberry.