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The character 俱 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 亻 (a modified form of 人, meaning "person") indicating a connection to people or human actions, and the phonetic component 具, which provides the pronunciation and originally related to tools or utensils. The character's meaning centers on individuals acting together or situations encompassing everyone without exception. It translates to concepts like "entirely", "completely", "all together", or "without exception", emphasizing the totality of a group or absolute inclusiveness. It primarily functions as an adverb, showing that an action or state applies uniformly to all subjects, highlighting collective participation or comprehensive scope.
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我去了俱乐部。
这个俱乐部很热闹。
这里的设备俱全。
所有材料俱备。
他是俱乐部经理。
双方意见俱不相同。
无论风雨，俱乐部照常开放。
在俱乐部里，人们可以锻炼和社交。