具体

[Andy-Ru]

Hi everyone, I know the meaning of 具体 (specific), but I am unsure of how to use it. Any help?

Thanks

Andy

[JasonTsia]

"具体" has several meanings.

One is "concrete, not abstract", like “具体事实(concrete facts)“, ”具体分析(concrete analysis)“. When means "concrete", "具体" is usually combined with another word to create new words.

The other is "specific, clear, in detail", like "你能说得具体些吗？(Can you make it more specific?)". Here "具体" is usually used as an adv, like 说得具体/写得具体。