How to pronounce tan in Chinese

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tan

tan in every tone

tānT1

to spread out; vendor's stand

tánT2

phlegm; spittle

tànT4

to explore; to search out

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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