How to pronounce fan guan (饭馆) in Chinese

Fan guan (often typed fanguan) is written 饭馆, pinyin fàn guǎn. Hear 饭馆 (fàn guǎn) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.

饭馆

fàn guǎn

Characters & meanings

饭
fànT4

rice; meal

馆
guǎnT3

hall; building (restaurant, museum)

Common mistake

Falling + low (4-3) — the exact mirror image of mǐfàn (3-4): fàn drops first, then guǎn sits in the low dip. Practicing the two words together locks in both patterns.

Example sentence

我们去饭馆吃饭。

Wǒmen qù fànguǎn chīfàn.

Let's go eat at a restaurant.

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饭馆fàn guǎn

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