how to pronounce чуть

/t͡ɕʉtʲ/

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чуть is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

t͡ɕ

tʲ

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

“… да и они вот а чуть ли не за ручку эту …”

meanings of чуть

adverb:

Almost, nearly.
A little, slightly.
Hardly, barely.

чуть frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word чуть occurs in russian on average 202.9 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.