How to pronounce nan ren (男人) in Chinese
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男人
nán rén
Characters & meanings
man; male
person; people
Common mistake
Double second (2-2): two climbs — reset pitch between nán and rén so both actually rise; rén starts with the buzzy retroflex r, not an English "r".
Example sentence
那个男人很高。
Nàge nánrén hěn gāo.
That man is very tall.
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