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  gim1   jyutping
  jian1   pinyin
[1] concurrently; combined; double as; -cum-
[2] hold two or more jobs/posts concurrently
[3] double; twice



adjectiveAdditional PoS: verbadverb
Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: (#12)

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

This word has been viewed 6769 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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detail  gim1 gu3  jian1 gu4 = take account of two or more things
detail  gim1 jam6  jian1 ren4 = hold more than one job at the same time; part-time
detail  gim1 jung4 sing3  jian1 rong2 xing4 = compatability
detail  jyun4 cyun4 gim1 jung4  wan2 quan2 jian1 rong4 = completely compatible
detail  gim1 zik1  jian1 zhi2 = part-time job (lit., "concurrent job" usu for moonlighting purposes)
detail  gim1 gaap3   = and (between verbs, stative verbs)
detail  gim1 jung4   = compatible
detail  gim1 bing3  jian1 bing4 = annex (territory,property,etc.)
detail  sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1   = bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too)
detail  san1 gim1 loeng5 zik1  shen1 jian1 liang3 zhi2 = to hold two offices at the same time; to have two professions simultaneously
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 2 examples containing 兼
detail 近排當黑兼且官司
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]
detail 兼職工作, 借此幫補
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.

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