Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
兼
jiān
Description
"兼"的意思是同时做两件事，或者同时有两个身份。
"兼" means to do two things at the same time or to have two roles simultaneously.
比如一个人是老师，也是校长，我们就说他"身兼两职"。
For example, if a person is both a teacher and a principal, we say he "身兼两职".
Meanings
兼jiān
to hold two roles or do two things at once
他是老师，兼学校的经理。
He is a teacher and also the school manager.
兼jiān
double; combining; twice as much
这个房间兼作书房和卧室。
This room serves as both a study and a bedroom.
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Notes
- Nuance
兼 links two roles/functions held together, often formal, as in 兼职 (part-time job).
- Etymology
pictograph of a hand holding two stalks of grain, meaning 'holding both at once'.
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