how to pronounce chien

/ʃjɛ̃/

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the above transcription of chien is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

chien is pronounced in one syllable

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ɛ̃

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

“… que la tv chien encore les plus de 70 …”

meanings of chien

noun:

Dog.
Cock, hammer (of a firearm).

adjective:

Greedy, stingy.

chien frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word chien occurs in french on average 57.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.