how to pronounce bien

/bjɛ̃/

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bien is pronounced in one syllable

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ɛ̃

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An example use of bien in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… ces sujets et il a bien voulu se plier à …”

meanings of bien

adverb:

Very; really.
Indeed; so.
Well.
A lot (of).

noun:

Good as opposed to evil.
A commodity, a good.
A possession.

adjective:

Good looking, nice.
Good, all right, great.

bien frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word bien occurs in french on average 2866.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.