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兼 (doubling as / concurrently)
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Two jobs in one
- In a small start-up, one person often has several roles.
- he / him他is是we / us我们company公司(modifier / structural particle)的manager经理and also兼technician技术员。 — "He's our company's manager and also its technician."
A and also兼 B = A and concurrently B
- and also兼 joins two roles or functions held by the same person or thing at the same time: teacher老师and also兼to translate翻译, a living room客厅and also兼dining hall餐厅.
- It is formal and compact.
this这(measure word)间room屋子is是a living room客厅and also兼a study书房。
Complete: “He is the driver and also the guide.” 他是司机____导游。
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A 兼 B for two roles of one person.
As a verb: hold concurrently
- he / him他and also兼(completed / change)了两份to work工作。 — "He holds two jobs at the same time."
- a part-time job兼职 = part-time job: she她at在a café咖啡馆does做a part-time job兼职.
she她at在a café咖啡馆does做a part-time job兼职。
Build: “She does a part-time job at a café.”
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兼职 = part-time job.
Same person, same time
- and also兼 is for roles held at the same time by one person or thing; two different people take and / with和.
- It joins nouns of roles or functions: manager经理and also兼technician技术员, not degree / adjective linker很good好and also兼degree / adjective linker很cheap便宜 (use again又…again又…).
Which is wrong?
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Qualities take 又…又…, not 兼.
and also兼 versus again又…again又… and already既…again又…
- again又cheap便宜again又good好 / already既…again又… join qualities.
- and also兼 joins roles: driver司机and also兼tour guide导游 — "driver and guide in one".
driver司机and also兼tour guide导游。
兼 joins roles held at the same time.
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True. 兼 links two roles or functions held at the same time: 经理兼技术员 “manager and also technician”, both held by one person.
Recap
- A and also兼 B = A and concurrently B (two roles of one person or thing); a part-time job兼职 = part-time job.
- Qualities take again又…again又… / already既…again又…; different people take and / with和.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
In a small start-up, one person often has several roles. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.