兼 (gim1 | jian1) : concurrently; combined

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兼

gim1

jian1

[1] concurrently; combined; double as; -cum-
[2] hold two or more jobs/posts concurrently
[3] double; twice

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 八 (#12)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

兼

This word has been viewed 7985 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Oct 2009 02:19

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兼顧 gim1 gu3 jian1 gu4 = take account of two or more things

兼任 gim1 jam6 jian1 ren4 = hold more than one job at the same time; part-time

兼容性 gim1 jung4 sing3 jian1 rong2 xing4 = compatability

完全兼容 jyun4 cyun4 gim1 jung4 wan2 quan2 jian1 rong4 = completely compatible

兼職 gim1 zik1 jian1 zhi2 = part-time job (lit., "concurrent job" usu for moonlighting purposes)

兼夾 gim1 gaap3 = and (between verbs, stative verbs)

兼容 gim1 jung4 = compatible

兼併 gim1 bing3 jian1 bing4 = annex (territory,property,etc.)

死人兼冧屋 sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1 = bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too) 粵

身兼兩職 san1 gim1 loeng5 zik1 shen1 jian1 liang3 zhi2 = to hold two offices at the same time; to have two professions simultaneously

閘住兼反彈 zaap6 zyu6 gim1 faan2 daan6 zha2 zhu4 jian1 fan3 tan2 = of another persons inauspicious words to rebound of of you 粵

兼且 gim1 ce2 jian1 qie3 = moreover; furthermore; as well; in addition 粵

仲兼 zung6 gim1 zhong4 jian1 = furthermore; moreover; and [also 重兼] 粵

軟硬兼施 jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1 ruan3 ying4 jian1 shi1 = hard and soft tactics

文武兼備 man4 mou5 gim1 bei6 wen2 wu3 jian1 bei4 = be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts

魚與熊掌，不可兼得 jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2, bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1 yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3, bu4 ke3 jian1 de2 = have to choose between one or the other (because you can't have both)

兼優 gim1 jau1 jian1 you1 = be excellent in all the aspects

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陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。粵
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378]

他兼職多份工作, 借此幫補家計國
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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