兼

jiān

HSK 7 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. double
  2. twice
  3. simultaneous
  4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

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In real sentences 真实例句

这个zhège诗人shīrén兼jiān学者xuézhě死sǐ了le。

The poet and scholar is dead.

Tatoeba #332764

找zhǎo兼职jiānzhí有yǒu多duō简单jiǎndān？

How easy is it to find a part-time job?

Tatoeba #13598186

翻译fānyì就jiù像xiàng女人nǚrén，要么yàome忠诚zhōngchéng，要么yàome妖娆yāoráo，二者èrzhě不可bùkě得de兼jiān。

Translation is like a woman; either she is faithful or alluring, but not both.

Tatoeba #1471511

鱼与熊掌yúyǔxióngzhǎng不可bùkě兼jiān得de。

You cannot eat your cake and keep it.

Tatoeba #812230

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

眼睛 yǎn jing HSK 2 鬼 guǐ HSK 7 礼物 lǐ wù HSK 3 楼 lóu HSK 2 眼 yǎn HSK 5 似乎 sì hū HSK 5 值得 zhí de HSK 4 逼 bī HSK 6

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