jiān

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  • 1

    v.simultaneously; concurrently

    • tā xiàn zài jiān lǐ jiào xué hé kē yán

      现在教学科研

      She is concurrently in charge of teaching and scientific research.

    • tā shì chǎng zhǎng jiān zǒng gōng chéng shī

      厂长工程师

      He is director and concurrently the chief engineer.

    • zhè ge kè tīng jiān zuò wò shì

      这个客厅卧室

      The sitting room doubles as a bedroom.

  • 2

    adj.double; twice

    • jiān xún

      twenty days

    • jiān nián

      two years

    • jiān bèi

      double

Words and phrases with 兼

  • 兼祧
    [word]be heir to one's uncle as well as to one's father
  • 兼爱
    [word]give universal love
  • 兼容
    [word]be compatible
  • 兼并国
    [word]annexing state
  • 兼业承包
    [word]contracting for a number of specialized occupations to be done at the same time
  • 兼职
    [word]hold a concurrent post; concurrent post
  • 兼旬
    [word]twenty days
  • 兼课
    [word]do some teaching apart from one's main occupation; teach two or more courses concurrently
  • 兼优
    [word]excel in a number of respects
  • 兼善天下
    [idiom]benefit all the people in the world
  • 兼权熟计
    [idiom]give a matter careful consideration
  • 兼容并蓄
    [idiom]same as 兼收并蓄
  • 兼而有之
    [idiom]have both at the same time
  • 兼容并包
    [idiom]all-embracing
  • 兼收并蓄
    [idiom]take in everything
  • 兼人之量
    [idiom]be able to drink twice as much as another

Similar-form characters to 兼

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiān

  • hard; a heavily fortified point
  • supervise; prison
  • space between; within a definite time or space
  • shoulder; take on
  • difficult