how to pronounce chive

/tʃaɪv/

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chive is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of chive in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… crumble our cheese and chive mix right …”

meanings of chive

noun:

A saw.
A file.
The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
A knife.
The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron.

verb:

To stab.
To cut.

chive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word chive occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.