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兼职

jiān zhí · jian zhi

Traditional 兼職

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to hold concurrent posts
  2. concurrent job
  3. moonlighting
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A weekend job

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)一份(yīfèn)兼职(jiānzhí)。

    I found a part-time job.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)兼职(jiānzhí)？

    What kind of part-time job?

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)书店(shūdiàn)，周末(zhōumò)卖(mài)书(shū)。

    At a bookshop, selling books at weekends.

  4. Dengdeng

    好玩(hǎowán)！你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)看书(kànshū)吗(ma)？

    Fun! Do you like reading?

  5. Liangliang

    喜欢(xǐhuan)！第一天(dìyītiān)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)用(yòng)工资(gōngzī)买(mǎi)了(le)三本(sānběn)书(shū)。

    Yes! On the first day I already spent my pay on three books.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)兼职(jiānzhí)是不是(shìbùshì)白(bái)做(zuò)了(le)？

    Then was your part-time job for nothing?

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2 examples
01

她(tā)以(yǐ)前(qián)是(shì)兼(jiān)职(zhí)厨(chú)师(shī)，后(hòu)来(lái)做(zuò)了(le)全(quán)职(zhí)。

She used to be a part time chef, then she became full time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hamsolo474 · English by hamsolo474 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)正(zhèng)在(zài)找(zhǎo)一(yí)份(fèn)兼(jiān)职(zhí)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

I'm looking for a part-time job.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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