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How to pronounce 卷

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juǎn卷to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up

How to pronounce

in Mandarin Chinese

juǎn卷

to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up

HSK 6

Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice

juǎnThird tone
juàn卷

scroll; book

HSK 6

Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice

juànFourth tone

See it in a sentence.

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She rolled up the map.

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Roll up your sleeves.

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I have only read the first volume.

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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light

These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.

Dictionary and example sources

Definitions adapt CC-CEDICT through HSK 3.0, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Definitions are shortened for study.

Examples include Lock In original sentences and the Tatoeba Project, under CC BY 2.0 France. Chinese text is normalized to simplified characters. Pinyin follows the study dictionary.