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具体

jù tǐ

specific

Usage note

具体表示清楚、详细。

jù tǐ biǎo shì qīng chǔ 、 xiáng xì。

具体 means concrete or detailed.

Context note

具体常用于计划、内容和说明。

jù tǐ cháng yòng yú jì huà 、 nèi róng hé shuō míng。

It is often used with plans, content, and explanations.

5 examples

请说具体一点。
qǐng shuō jù tǐ yì diǎn。
Please be more specific.
我们需要具体方法。
wǒ men xū yào jù tǐ fāng fǎ。
We need specific methods.
这个计划很具体
zhè ge jì huà hěn jù tǐ。
This plan is very specific.
老师给了具体答案。
lǎo shī gěi le jù tǐ dá àn。
The teacher gave a specific answer.
具体时间还没定。
jù tǐ shí jiān hái méi dìng。
The specific time has not been decided yet.

5 mini stories

老师说,具体说明会更清楚。
lǎo shī shuō, jù tǐ shuō míng huì gèng qīng chǔ。
The teacher said specific explanations would be clearer.
他提出了具体建议。
tā tí chū le jù tǐ jiàn yì。
He made specific suggestions.
具体问题要具体处理。
jù tǐ wèn tí yào jù tǐ chǔ lǐ。
Specific problems should be handled specifically.
她希望答案更具体
tā xī wàng dá àn gèng jù tǐ。
She hoped the answer would be more specific.
具体做法大家还在讨论。
jù tǐ zuò fǎ dà jiā hái zài tǎo lùn。
The specific method is still being discussed.

Mini dialogue

具体时间

A
你能告诉我具体的时间吗?
Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ jùtǐ de shíjiān ma?
Can you tell me the specific time?
B
好的,具体是下午三点。
Hǎo de, jùtǐ shì xiàwǔ sān diǎn.
Sure, specifically it's 3 PM.

具体计划

A
我们需要一个具体的计划。
Wǒmen xūyào yī gè jùtǐ de jìhuà.
We need a specific plan.
B
对,具体每一步都要想清楚。
Duì, jùtǐ měi yī bù dōu yào xiǎng qīngchǔ.
Right, we need to think through every specific step.

Related words and contrasts

similar
详细
xiáng xì
detailed

具体指明确不抽象,详细指内容多而细致。

opposite
抽象
chōu xiàng
abstract

具体是明确实在的,抽象是笼统不具体的。

contrast
大概
dà gài
roughly

具体是精确的,大概是模糊的。

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