兼
任

To hold several jobs at once in Chinese: 兼任 (jiān rèn)

jiān rèn

to hold several jobs at once

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hold several jobs at once
  2. 2concurrent post
  3. 3working part-time

Stroke order

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兼
任

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄖㄣˋ

rèn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他兼任了学校的两个职务。

    tā jiān rèn le xué xiào de liǎng gè zhí wù。

    He concurrently holds two positions at the school.

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Related words

任

rèn

to assign

兼

jiān

double

任何

rèn hé

any

任务

rèn wu

mission

信任

xìn rèn

to trust

责任

zé rèn

responsibility

担任

dān rèn

to hold a governmental office or post

主任

zhǔ rèn

director

出任

chū rèn

to take up a post

兼顾

jiān gù

to attend simultaneously to two or more things

兼容

jiān róng

compatible

兼职

jiān zhí

to hold concurrent posts

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