Chinese word dictionary

兼任

jiānrèn · to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct

Practice word

Word information

Simplified兼任

Traditional兼任

Pinyinjiānrèn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

兼jiān

both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine

任rèn

to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office

How to learn 兼任

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

任何rènhé

any; whatever; whichever

任务rènwu

mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

责任zérèn

responsibility; blame; duty; CL:個|个[ge4]

担任dānrèn

to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as

信任xìnrèn

to trust; to have confidence in

主任zhǔrèn

director; head; CL:個|个[ge4]