How to pronounce chuan in pinyin, tone by tone

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chuan

chuan in every tone

穿
chuānㄔㄨㄢT1

to wear; to put on

喘
chuǎnㄔㄨㄢˇT3

to gasp; to pant

串
chuànㄔㄨㄢˋT4

to string together; to skewer

How to say it

Curl the tip of your tongue back toward the roof of your mouth for the retroflex ch- sound — keep it distinct from the flat z/c/s series. End on a crisp front -n with the tongue touching behind the teeth — not the -ng sound.

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穿船喘串chuān chuán chuǎn chuàn

chuan in all four tones

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