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具有

jù yǒu

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

具有 (jù yǒu) means "to have; to possess". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 具有 means

1. to have; to possess

The characters in 具有

• 具jùtool; device; utensil
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意

Example sentences

• 热情具有传染性。
  Enthusiasm is contagious.
• 汤姆具有诙谐的性格。
  Tom has quite a quirky personality.
• 他天生具有领导能力。
  He has natural leadership ability.
• 汤姆天生具有领导能力。
  Tom has natural leadership ability.
• 你的结论具有高度争议性。
  Your conclusion is highly arguable.
• 他有很多具有影响力的朋友。
  He has a lot of influential friends.

Sounds the same

Read jù yǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 据有to occupy; to hold; to possess
• 聚友MySpace (social networking website)

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