how to pronounce пожить

/pɐˈʐɨtʲ/

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пожить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… вот ну я не смогу пожить жизнью потому …”

meanings of пожить

verb:

To have seen life.
To live for awhile.
To stay for awhile.

пожить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пожить occurs in russian on average 4.1 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.