具有 jùyǒu to have
to have; to possess
How to remember 具有: 具 tool + 有 have = to have.
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How it is used
- To have/possess a quality or feature - 具有重要意义 (jùyǒu zhòngyào yìyì) to be of great significance; 具有特色 (jùyǒu tèsè) to have distinctive character.
- Abstract; its object is an attribute, meaning, or characteristic, never a physical object.
- You 具有 qualities/significance, but 有 a concrete thing - don't say 具有一本书.
Example sentences
- 热情具有传染性。 Rèqíng jùyǒu chuánrǎnxìng.Enthusiasm is contagious.
- 我们具有必胜的信心。 Wǒmen jùyǒu bìshèng de xìnxīn.We're confident of victory.