how to pronounce житие

/ʐɨtʲɪˈje/

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житие is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… это житие протопопа вакуума в котором он …”

meanings of житие

noun:

Life, existence.
Life, biography.

житие frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word житие occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.