<p>according to 國語辭典, it's zhàn</p>

<p><a href="http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&amp;searchid=W00000007820" rel="nofollow">http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&amp;searchid=W00000007820</a></p>

<p>then, in 漢語多功能字庫, there're 2 pronunciations:</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%AB%99" rel="nofollow">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=站</a></p>

<p>have fun :)</p>

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2016-04-16T18:17:02.497Z
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水巷孑蠻
<p>While looking for the correct pronunciation of 站 (zhàn / zhan4), I've come across several different recordings in online dictionaries, Forvo, wiktionary, and Google Translate, for example.</p>

<p>Sometimes it's pronounced as "dshan" (the "a" like in "angry" or the German umlaut "ä" / IPA -æn) and sometimes as "dshuhn" (like "un" / IPA -ʌn).</p>

<p>Is this a regional difference? What is the "standard pronunciation" as you would expect to hear it in TV news etc. in mainland China?</p>

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2016-04-16T17:36:12.727Z
IPA /ɑːn/ would be closer, though I think the English pronunciation for this varies from different areas.
Stan
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If you find the correct pronunciation difficult, prefer /ʌn/ over /æn/ as the former sounds dialectical but the latter sounds foreign.
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Pronunciation of 站
# Pronunciation of 站

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-16)

While looking for the correct pronunciation of 站 (zhàn / zhan4), I've come across several different recordings in online dictionaries, Forvo, wiktionary, and Google Translate, for example.

Sometimes it's pronounced as "dshan" (the "a" like in "angry" or the German umlaut "ä" / IPA -æn) and sometimes as "dshuhn" (like "un" / IPA -ʌn).

Is this a regional difference? What is the "standard pronunciation" as you would expect to hear it in TV news etc. in mainland China?

**Tags:** pronunciation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: IPA /ɑːn/ would be closer, though I think the English pronunciation for this varies from different areas.  
> **username_2**: If you find the correct pronunciation difficult, prefer /ʌn/ over /æn/ as the former sounds dialectical but the latter sounds foreign.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-04-16. Score: 0

according to 國語辭典, it's zhàn

<http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=W00000007820>

then, in 漢語多功能字庫, there're 2 pronunciations:

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=站](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%AB%99)

have fun :)


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