How to pronounce dang ran (当然) in Chinese
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当然
dāng rán
Characters & meanings
dong; ding dong
so; thus (in 然后, 突然)
Common mistake
High + rising (1-2): level dāng, then rán climbs with the retroflex r-buzz — an English-style "ran" loses the curled tongue that defines the syllable.
Example sentence
当然可以！
Dāngrán kěyǐ!
Of course you can!
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