how to pronounce средство

/ˈsrʲet͡stvə/

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средство is pronounced in two syllables

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rʲ

t͡s

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

“… проблемами как средство потому что …”

meanings of средство

noun:

Remedy.
Means (money).
Mean, facility.
Tool, instrument.

средство frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word средство occurs in russian on average 40 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.