兼

jiān

“Double” in Chinese is 兼 (jiān).

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Meaning

double
twice
simultaneous

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holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

Example

她以前是兼职厨师，后来做了全职。

She used to be a part time chef, then she became full time.

From 兼职 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 兼

兼顾jiāngùto handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)HSK 7-9 兼任jiānrènto hold a concurrent postHSK 7-9 兼容jiānróngcompatibleHSK 7-9 兼职jiānzhíto hold concurrent postsHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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