how to pronounce усердие

/ʊˈsʲerdʲɪje/

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усердие is pronounced in four syllables

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sʲ

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dʲ

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

“… имеют сыновнего усердие преданности к …”

meanings of усердие

noun:

Diligence, assiduity.
Eagerness, zeal.

усердие frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word усердие occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.