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jù

1. suffix tool, utensil (furniture, stationery, toy)

   这套家具是新买的。

   Zhè tào jiājù shì xīn mǎi de.

   This set of furniture is newly bought.

2. verb to possess; to have (written)

   他具备了当老师的条件。

   Tā jùbèi le dāng lǎoshī de tiáojiàn.

   He has what it takes to be a teacher.

3. measure word measure word for coffins and corpses

   警察在现场发现了一具尸体。

   Jǐngchá zài xiànchǎng fāxiàn le yī jù shītǐ.

   The police found a body at the scene.

4. verb to prepare; to draw up; to list (written)

5. adjective in 具体: concrete, specific (opposed to abstract)

   我们要解决具体的问题。

   Wǒmen yào jiějué jùtǐ de wèntí.

   We need to solve concrete problems.

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