jiān
Radical 12 · 10 strokes

holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

HSK 7 (3.0)4 meanings#8389
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

    同时担任两个或多个职务tóngshí dānrèn liǎng ge huòzhě duōge zhíwù

    • He serves as both manager and secretary.

  2. adverb

    twice

    同时做两件事或具有两种身份tóngshí zuò liǎng jiàn shì huòzhě jùyǒu liǎng zhǒng shēnfèn

    • He works two part-time jobs.

  3. adverb

    simultaneous

    同时做两件或多件事情tóngshí zuò liǎng jiàn huò duō jiàn shìqing

    • He works as a teacher part-time.

  4. adverb

    double

    同时具有两种或多种性质、身份、特点tóngshí jùyǒu liǎng zhǒng huò duō zhǒng xìngzhì、shēnfèn、tèdiǎn

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

One hand holding two bundles of grain at the same time symbolizes taking on multiple duties concurrently.

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