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жизнь

life

Meaning of жизнь

state of being alive or the time someone is alive

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RU[ʐɨzʲnʲ]
life
жизнь - life
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жизнь with English translation

жизнь usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

Life in a small town is peaceful.

Жизнь в маленьком городе спокойная.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

She wants a better life for her children.

Она хочет лучшей жизни для своих детей.

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жизнь belongs to the topic "Top 500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

жизньlife
яблокоapple
рисrice
сливочное маслоbutter
курицаchicken
семьяfamily
мамаmom

жизнь synonyms

Related words worth learning together

судьба
Not just “life,” but the course of a person’s life; often with a sense of destiny or predestination.
существование
More abstract and bookish: the fact that someone or something exists, rather than simply lives.
бытие
A philosophical and bookish word for being, life as a form of existence.
жизнь человека
A clarification that the talk is specifically about human life, not life in general.
житие
A literary or church-related word; often means the life of a saint or a description of such a life.
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судьба

Not just “life,” but the course of a person’s life; often with a sense of destiny or predestination.

A2Often
🇷🇺ru

More abstract and bookish: the fact that someone or something exists, rather than simply lives.

A2Often
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бытие

A philosophical and bookish word for being, life as a form of existence.

B1Rarely
Ж
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жизнь человека

A clarification that the talk is specifically about human life, not life in general.

A1Often
Ж
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житие

A literary or church-related word; often means the life of a saint or a description of such a life.

B1Rarely
Б
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биография

A description of a person’s life: facts, events, dates; it is not life itself, but a story about it.

A2Often
🇷🇺ru

Not life itself, but the way a person lives: habits, routine, behavior.

A2Often

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How to pronounce жизнь and what this word means

жизнь means life. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce жизнь

[ʐɨzʲnʲ]

жизнь translation

life

жизнь examples

Life in a small town is peaceful.

жизнь transcription

[ʐɨzʲnʲ]

Questions about this word

жизнь meaning: what does it mean?

состояние, когда человек или животное живо, а также этот период

жизнь pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

жизнь is pronounced as [ʐɨzʲnʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

жизнь definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Life in a small town is peaceful. Translation: Жизнь в маленьком городе спокойная.

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