How to pronounce zhang fu (丈夫) in Chinese
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丈夫
zhàng fu
Characters & meanings
husband (in 丈夫)
husband; man
Common mistake
Falling + neutral (4-0): zhàng drops with the retroflex zh and -ang ending, then fu is barely voiced — a full fù here sounds unnatural.
Tone change in this word
夫 is neutral in 丈夫 (full fū elsewhere, e.g. 夫人).
Example sentence
她丈夫姓王。
Tā zhàngfu xìng Wáng.
Her husband's surname is Wang.
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