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чем

[t͡ɕem]than

Frequency rank #84 About 1 in every 600 words in Russian film and TV. The top 100 words make up 53.1% of everything said.
чем #84

Meaning

  1. than
  2. instead of, rather

Examples

Э́то лу́чше, чем ничего́.

It’s better than nothing.

лу́чше по́здно, чем никогда́

better late than never

Forms by frequency

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