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具备

jù bèi

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 具備

具备 (jù bèi) means "to possess, have (a quality/condition)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 具备 means

1. to possess
2. to have
3. equipped with
4. able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)

The characters in 具备

• 具jùtool; device; utensil
• 备bèi(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely

Example sentences

• 孩子学钢琴要具备哪些条件？
  Háizi xué gāngqín yào jùbèi nǎxiē tiáojiàn?
  What conditions must a child meet to be able to learn the piano?
• 我认为，你已经完全具备了潜伏的资质。
  I believe you already possess all the qualities needed to go undercover.
• 信心、毅力、勇气三者具备，则天下没有做不成的事。
  Xìnxīn, yìlì, yǒngqì sān zhě jùbèi, zé tiānxià méiyǒu zuò bù chéng de shì.
  If confidence, determination and courage are together in one place, there is nothing that cannot be done.
• 独立的句子和文章中的句子的区别在于后者具备上下文。
  Dúlì de jùzi hé wénzhāng zhōng de jùzi de qūbié zàiyú hòuzhě jùbèi shàngxiàwén.
  The difference between a standalone sentence and a sentence in the middle of an essay is that the latter has context.

Where 具备 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Ability, Achievement & Excellence (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jù bèi correctly.
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