How to pronounce qu nian (去年) in Chinese
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去年
qù nián
Characters & meanings
to go; to go to
surname Nian
Common mistake
Falling + rising (4-2): qù falls — aspirated q plus the ü vowel, lips rounded — then nián climbs back up. "Choo" with plain u is the classic mispronunciation.
Example sentence
我去年去了中国。
Wǒ qùnián qù le Zhōngguó.
I went to China last year.
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