how to pronounce отстаивать

/ɐt͡sˈstaɪvətʲ/

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отстаивать is pronounced in four syllables

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tʲ

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

“… будем эту идею продолжать отстаивать про …”

meanings of отстаивать

verb:

To maintain, to assert.
To tire out (one's legs) from standing too long.
To defend, to protect, to hold against enemy attacks.
To desilt.
To stand (on one's feet) (somewhere) from beginning to end.

отстаивать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word отстаивать occurs in russian on average 5.4 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.