how to pronounce рабочий

/rɐˈbot͡ɕɪj/

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рабочий is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… рисунок мы сохранили он рабочий стол и …”

meanings of рабочий

adjective:

Industrial worker's.
Worker's.
Working, functioning (of a device, machine, etc.); viable, feasible (of a plan, proposal, etc.).
Preliminary, working, draft.
Work, working.
Labor.

noun:

Worker.
Industrial worker.

рабочий frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word рабочий occurs in russian on average 31.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.