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How to pronounce sheng

“sheng” pronunciation in real English speech

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“sheng” in real sentences

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  1. Sheng was an excellent networker.

    British Library

  2. also published groundbreaking scholarship on urban vernaculars for example on kenyan sheng

    British Library

  3. types: sheng (men), dan (women), jing (painted face roles), and chou (clowns).

    CrashCourse

  4. old, and single, I am what's considered ‘sheng nu,’ or literally, leftover women.

    The Moth

Words that sound like “sheng”

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