how to pronounce чем

/t͡ɕem/

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чем is pronounced in one syllable

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t͡ɕ

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

“… или они не поняли о чем не писал либо я …”

meanings of чем

conjunction:

Than.
Instead of, rather.

pronoun:

Instrumental of что (što).

чем frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word чем occurs in russian on average 1068.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.