how to pronounce жест

/ʐɛst/

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жест is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… просто даже жест и мимика поза как …”

meanings of жест

noun:

Gesture (communicative motion of the limbs or body).

жест frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word жест occurs in russian on average 5.1 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.