How to pronounce xian
“xian” pronunciation in American English
Listen to xian 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.
“xian” in real sentences
11 clips in the index · 2 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Forayinghong Tong Xian for food.
PBS NewsHour
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thread or string binding, the xian zhuang, had come into common use.
British Library
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people from the mainland at Beijing Chengdu Shanghai Shenzhen Xian Oxford in the UK and I
HKU Journalism & Media
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go to, you know, take the train from Beijing to Xian, where you have the terracotta
Lex Fridman
Words that sound like “xian”
Words one sound away from xian — 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 xian. 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.