兼备

兼備
jiānbèi
verb #32,882

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā dé cái jiānbèi.
She has both moral integrity and talent.
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), 兼备 (literary and military skill), 软硬兼备 (both soft and hard). Formal/written register — in casual speech you'd say instead.

Stroke Order

jiān
bèi