兼 meaning in English

jiān

double; twice

HSK 7-9verb10 strokes

Meaning of 兼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiān
  1. double
  2. twice
  3. simultaneous
  4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

兼 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā以yǐ前qián是shì兼jiān职zhí厨chú师shī,后hòu来lái做zuò了le全quán职zhí。
She used to be a part time chef, then she became full time.
找zhǎo兼jiān职zhí有yǒu多duō简jiǎn单dān?
How easy is it to find a part-time job?
我wǒ正zhèng在zài找zhǎo一yī份fèn兼jiān职zhí的de工gōng作zuò。
I'm looking for a part-time job.
我wǒ必bì须xū找zhǎo一yī份fèn兼jiān职zhí工gōng作zuò。
I have to find a part-time job.
这zhè个ge诗shī人rén兼jiān学xué者zhě死sǐ了le。
The poet and scholar is dead.

Stroke order for each character

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兼 jiān · double · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 兼.

兼职jiānzhíto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job
兼顾jiāngùto handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or
兼任jiānrènto hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct
兼容jiānróngcompatible

Questions about 兼

What does 兼 mean?

兼 (jiān) means "double; twice" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 兼?

兼 is made of 1 character: 兼 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 兼 an HSK word?

Yes. 兼 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.