How to pronounce yuan in Chinese
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yuan
yuan in every tone
冤
yuānT1
injustice; grievance
圆
yuánT2
circle; round
远
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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