橘子

橘子

Mandarin orange.

Here, 橘子 is a part of the compound noun 橘子树 ('orange tree'), describing the type of tree in focus.

农场里的橘子树结满了果实。

The orange trees in the farm are laden with fruit.

Here, 橘子 is used as a noun referring to the fruit 'orange'.

我喜欢吃甜甜的橘子。

I like eating sweet oranges.

In this sentence, 橘子 is again a noun, specifically referring to a particular orange.

这个橘子的颜色非常鲜艳。

The color of this orange is very vivid.