兼任

jiānrèn

verb HSK 7-9 #37,627

Meanings

1 to hold a concurrent post
2 to serve simultaneously as

Characters

simultaneously; to double as

to hold a position; post

Literally 'to hold two positions at once.'

Examples

HSK 3

校长兼任英语老师。

Xiàozhǎng jiānrèn Yīngyǔ lǎoshī.

The principal also serves as the English teacher.

HSK 6

他兼任两个部门的主管。

Tā jiānrèn liǎng gè bùmén de zhǔguǎn.

He serves as the director of two departments simultaneously.

Stroke Order

兼 jiān

任 rèn