兼备

兼備

jiānbèi

verb #32,882

Meanings

1 to have both
2 to combine (two qualities)
3 to possess at the same time

Characters

simultaneously/both

possess/prepare

Examples

她德才兼备。

Tā dé cái jiānbèi.

She has both moral integrity and talent.

这款手机性能与外观兼备。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī xìngnéng yǔ wàiguān jiānbèi.

This phone has both good performance and good looks.

Tips

usage

Almost always preceded by two (or more) qualities being combined: 德才兼备 (virtue and talent), 文武兼备 (literary and military skill), 软硬兼备 (both soft and hard). Formal/written register — in casual speech you'd say 都有 instead.

Stroke Order

兼 jiān

备 bèi