How to pronounce qian
“qian” pronunciation in American English
Listen to qian in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“qian” in real sentences
12 clips in the index · 2 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Song: I’m Song Qian with the USGS.
USGS
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China's man in Canberra is Ambassador Xiao Qian.
60 Minutes Australia
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I have, Yi Qian Ling Yi Ye, I whispered,
The Moth
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Certainly, things are way better than when his predecessor, Xiao Qian, arrived in Australia.
ABC News (Australia)
Words that sound like “qian”
Words one sound away from qian — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of qian. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.