兼职 jiānzhí

1. To hold concurrent posts^†
2. concurrent job^†
3. moonlighting^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 兼职, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

兼职 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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These are also written jianzhi without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

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What does 兼职 mean in English?

兼职 is pronounced jiānzhí and means To hold concurrent posts, concurrent job, moonlighting †.

How do you pronounce 兼职?

兼职 is jiānzhí in pinyin — written jianzhi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 兼职?

兼职 is written with 2 characters: 兼 (jiān) Simultaneously (concurrently), 职 (zhí) Office (post - duty). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 兼职 written in traditional Chinese?

兼職. The simplified form 兼职 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 兼職 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiānzhí.

Is 兼职 an HSK word?

Yes — 兼职 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.