How to pronounce duan in Chinese

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duan

duan in every tone

端
duānT1

end; extremity

短
duǎnT3

short; brief

断
duànT4

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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