拼 is incredibly versatile: 拼音 (pinyin spelling), 拼图 (jigsaw puzzle), 拼车 (carpool/ride-share), 拼单 (group buy), 拼命 (risk one's life / go all out). The core idea is always 'putting pieces together.'
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拼多多 (Pīnduōduō) — China's massive group-buying e-commerce platform — gets its name from 拼 (to pool together). Users team up to get lower prices.
