how to pronounce горсть

/ɡorsʲtʲ/

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горсть is pronounced in one syllable

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sʲ

tʲ

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An example use of горсть in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… была взята на горсть город в день 2 раза …”

meanings of горсть

noun:

Handful, fistful.
Hollow of the hand, cupped hand.

горсть frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word горсть occurs in russian on average 4.6 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.