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兼（jiān）can be used to express doing two or more different jobs or identities.
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Structure
Usually this grammar structure is used to express two (or more) simultaneous jobs or identities. It's kind of like saying "I'm a student. At the same time, I'm a programmer." The structure itself is pretty simple, you can put the 兼 after or before the verb.
Subject + 兼 + Verb + work/identity A + 和 + work/identity B
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Subject + Verb + Work/Identity A + 兼 + Work/Identity B
Examples
- 他 兼 做 园丁 和 车夫 。
- 在 那个 剧 里，他 兼 演 国王 和 奴隶 。
- 那个 女孩 兼 做 秘书 和 招待员。
- 他 当选 社长 兼 导演。
Some commonly used phrases
- 兼 职 (Part time job)
- 他除了在大学当老师之外，还在其他培训机构兼职。
- 兼 而有之 (Have both at the same time)
- 在科学研究方面，基础科学知识和应用科学知识应该兼而有之。
- 兼 收并蓄 (Absorb anything and everything)
- 对古代文化遗产，要批判的继承，不能兼收并蓄。
- 品学 兼 优 (Excellent in character and learning)
- 他是一名品学兼优的好学生。
See Also
Sources and further reading
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 663) →buy
