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兼 jiān

both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 5
Radical
丷
Type
Ideograph
Made of 丷彐禾禾 ⿱丷⿱彐⿰禾禾

Memory hint: A hand holding two sheafs of grain 禾

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  1. 他大学时做过兼职工作。
    Tā dàxué shí zuòguo jiānzhí gōngzuò.
    He did part-time work while in university.
    he university time do-experienced part-time work
  2. 你现在还在做兼职吗？
    Nǐ xiànzài hái zài zuò jiānzhí ma?
    Are you still doing part-time work now?
    you now still at do part-time (question)
  3. 我们要统筹兼顾，别只顾一头。
    Wǒmen yào tǒngchóujiāngù, bié zhǐ gù yì tóu.
    We need to consider everything together, not just focus on one side.
    we must overall-consider-both-sides don't only attend-to one side
  4. 他并没有做兼职，只有一份正式工作。
    Tā bìng méiyǒu zuò jiānzhí, zhǐyǒu yí fèn zhèngshì gōngzuò.
    He doesn't actually do part-time work at all, only one formal job.
    he at-all not-have do part-time only-have one (measure) formal work
  5. 大学期间，他一边上课一边做兼职。
    Dàxué qījiān, tā yìbiān shàngkè yìbiān zuò jiānzhí.
    During university, he attended classes while doing part-time work at the same time.
    university period he while attend-class while do part-time

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