How to pronounce dian nao (电脑) in Chinese
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电脑
diàn nǎo
Characters & meanings
electricity
brain
Common mistake
Falling + low (4-3): diàn plunges, then nǎo settles into a low dip and stays there — resist bouncing nǎo up at the end.
Example sentence
我的电脑坏了。
Wǒ de diànnǎo huài le.
My computer broke.
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