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Pinyin · juan
How to pronounce “juan”
juan 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 juan
Sound by sound
Initialj
a soft 'j' as in 'jeep', tongue flat behind the lower teeth, lips smiling.
Finaluan
French 'u' + 'en': 'üen'.
Tonesjuān juǎn juàn
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 juan
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