How to say niang

niang in its 2 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.

niang

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Voice

How to say it

n: As in English “n”.

Its tones

niáng 娘 mother · niàng 酿 to brew. niāng and niǎng aren’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.

Sounds near it

Learners often mix niang up with these. Listen to them one after the other.

liang
nian

Words with niang

姑娘gūnianggirl
新娘xīnniángbride
娘niángmother
酿造niàngzàoto brew
酝酿yùnniàng(fig.) to prepare

The voices are generated speech (ElevenLabs), the same two the app’s word cards use, each tone said as one real word. The words are from the official HSK list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus), easiest first. Every syllable is on the pinyin chart.