how to pronounce цирк

/t͡sɨrk/

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цирк is pronounced in one syllable

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t͡s

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

“… у нас же попросту цирк с конями цены на …”

meanings of цирк

noun:

Cirque (curved depression in a mountainside).
Circus.

цирк frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word цирк occurs in russian on average 6.4 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.