how to pronounce молчание

/mɐɫˈt͡ɕænʲɪje/

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молчание is pronounced in four syllables

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t͡ɕ

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nʲ

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

“… как раз такое молчание ягнят …”

meanings of молчание

noun:

Silence (action or state of remaining silent; that is, abstention from speech, utterances, or the use of the voice).

молчание frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word молчание occurs in russian on average 10.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.