兼 (gim1) — double; twice in Cantonese
gimˉ¹兼Mandarin Pinyin: jian1
Meaning of 兼
noundouble; twice
nounconcurrently; combined; double as; -cum-
nounhold two or more jobs/posts concurrently
Example Sentences with 兼
他兼職多份工作, 借此幫補家計
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.
canˊ²陳zaiˊ²仔ganˍ₆近paaiˊ²排dongˉ¹當hak1,黑﹐mouˏ₅冇zoˊ²咗fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工gimˉ¹兼ceˊ²且syuˉ¹輸maaiˎ₄埋gunˉ¹官si1.司。
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.
noiˍ₆內ngoiˍ₆外gimˉ¹兼sau1.修。
Cultivate both inner and outer self.
keoiˏ₅佢gimˉ¹兼hoiˉ¹開loengˏ₅兩fanˍ₆份gung1.工。
He works two jobs at once.
keoiˏ₅佢gimˉ¹兼hoiˉ¹開mongˏ₅網dim3.店。
She runs an online shop on the side.
Words Containing 兼
仲兼zung6 gim1
furthermore; moreover; and [also 重兼]
兼且gim1 ce2
moreover; furthermore; as well; in addition
死人兼冧屋sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1
bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too)
兼職gim1 zik1
part-time job (lit., "concurrent job" usu for moonlighting purposes)
兼容gim1 jung4
compatible
兼優gim1 jau1
be excellent in all the aspects
完全兼容jyun4 cyun4 gim1 jung4
completely compatible
軟硬兼施jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1
use both hard and soft tactics; use both the carrot and the stick; couple threats with promises
兼任gim1 jam6
hold more than one job at the same time; part-time
兼夾gim1 gaap3
and (between verbs, stative verbs)
兼容性gim1 jung4 sing3
compatability
兼併gim1 bing3
annex (territory,property,etc.)
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