how to pronounce чужак

/t͡ɕʊˈʐak/

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чужак is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡ɕ

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

“… понимают что перед ними чужак одну из …”

meanings of чужак

noun:

Stranger, alien (person from elsewhere; also figuratively).

чужак frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word чужак occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.