How to pronounce pang bian (旁边) in Chinese
Pang bian (often typed pangbian) is written 旁边, pinyin páng biān. Hear 旁边 (páng biān) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
旁边
páng biān
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Characters & meanings
side; beside
side; edge
Common mistake
Rising + high (2-1): climb on páng — aspirated p, back -ng ending — up into a level biān, whose b has no puff at all. Aspiration flips mid-word.
Example sentence
银行在学校旁边。
Yínháng zài xuéxiào pángbiān.
The bank is next to the school.
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旁边páng biān
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