how to pronounce химия

/ˈxʲimʲɪjə/

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химия is pronounced in three syllables

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xʲ

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mʲ

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

“… любая пища это сложная химия как в ней …”

meanings of химия

noun:

Machinations, tricks.
Perm (hairstyle, short for хими́ческая зави́вка (ximíčeskaja zavívka)).
Chemicals.
Chemistry.

химия frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word химия occurs in russian on average 3.9 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.