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兼任

jiān rèn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

兼任 (jiān rèn) means "to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 兼任 means

1. to hold a concurrent post
2. part-time; (in academia) adjunct

The characters in 兼任

• 兼jiāndouble; twice; simultaneous
• 任rènto assign; to appoint; to take up a post

Sounds the same

Read jiān rèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 坚韧tough and durable; tenacious

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