The Origin of the Name of Apple“苹果”名字的由来

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Long ago， people in China grew a kind of fruit tree called Malus. The fruit was called “nai”. It was small and sour. It first showed up in people’s lives during the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Then in the Wei， Jin， Southern and Northern Dynasties， there was a new fruit called “linqin”. It got its name because birds liked it when it was ripe. It was related to “nai”.

很久以前，中国人种植一种苹果属的果树，其果实被称为 “柰”，又小又酸。（剩余999字）