兼

The character "兼" has 10 strokes. "兼" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "兼" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "兼" are "jiān" . View the stroke order of "兼">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "兼"

v.: hold two or more jobs/posts concurrently

adv.: simultaneously; concurrently

adj.: double; twice

• simultaneously : adv.同时地
• concurrently : adv.同时发生地；同时地
• double : adj.双的；双料的；双重的；低八度的；双人的；特大的；模棱两可的；双重角色的；双关的；两倍的
• twice : adv.两次；两倍

Form words with "兼"

领队兼教练 manager-coach; coaching manager

厨房兼餐厅 kitchen and dining room combined

教练兼队员 playing coach

Example phrases using "兼"

• 这间屋子是我们的卧室兼起居室。

  This room is our bedsit(ter).

• 他是副厂长兼总工程师。

  He is the vice-director and concurrently the chief engineer.

• 他技术全面，能兼打左、右边锋。

  He was versatile enough to play on either wing.

• 他只是在卧室兼起居室里随意走走。

  He just mooched about his bedsit.

• 活跃在本世纪初的那位漫画家兼幽默家。

  The caricaturist and wit who flourished in the early years of this century.

• 这种卧室兼起居室带来的自由想像很快就失去吸引力了。

  The vision of bedsit freedom soon turned sour.

• 制片人兼导演兼生意人的多领域活跃人物，比如斯皮尔伯格。

  Producer-director-businessmen hyphenates such as Spielberg.

• 不断扩大的爱尔兰歌手兼歌曲作家的队伍

  [as adj. swelling]the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters

• 兼犹太教与基督教的

  Judaeo-Christian

• 全场总冠军兼力克创新技术大奖.

  Overall Winner and Lectra Award for Best Application of Technology.