How to pronounce yuan in Chinese

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yuan

yuan in every tone

yuānT1

injustice; grievance

yuánT2

circle; round

yuǎnT3

far; distant

How to say it

Round your lips as if to say "oo", then try to say "ee" — that is the ü vowel. End on a crisp front -n with the tongue touching behind the teeth — not the -ng sound.

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