how to pronounce рубить

/rʊˈbʲitʲ/

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рубить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… не надо рубить нам голову не надо …”

meanings of рубить

verb:

To axe, to fell, to chop, to cut (with an axe).
To not mince words, to speak the truth, to speak one's mind.

рубить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word рубить occurs in russian on average 2.2 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.