How to pronounce duan in pinyin, tone by tone

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duan

duan in every tone

端
duānㄉㄨㄢT1

end; extremity

短
duǎnㄉㄨㄢˇT3

short; brief

断
duànㄉㄨㄢˋT4

to break; to snap

How to say it

End on a crisp front -n with the tongue touching behind the teeth — not the -ng sound.

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端短断duān duǎn duàn

duan in tones 1, 3, 4

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