how to pronounce чесать

/t͡ɕɪˈsatʲ/

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чесать is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

t͡ɕ

2.

tʲ

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

“… что это позволялось чесать на территории …”

meanings of чесать

verb:

To card, to comb.
To comb.
To scratch (in order to remove itching).

чесать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word чесать occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.