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Pinyin · dian
How to pronounce “dian”
dian is a Mandarin syllable. Listen to its tones, learn how each sound is made, then say it into your microphone to check your pronunciation.
The tones of dian
Sound by sound
Initiald
like the 't' in 'stop', with no puff of air.
Finalian
'yen'! The 'a' sounds like 'e' here.
Tonesdiān diǎn diàn
Tone 1 · high and flat, held like a sung note.Tone 3 · dips low then rises. In a sentence, often just low.Tone 4 · falls sharply from high to low, like 'No!'
Words with dian
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