兼

• 拼音: jiān
• 汉字拆解: 兼 = 禾 + two strokes suggesting multiple items held together (a hand grasping multiple grain stalks simultaneously — doing or holding several things at once)

含义

To hold concurrently; to combine; to do simultaneously. Indicates holding multiple roles, possessing multiple qualities, or doing several things at once.

A classical Chinese character that functions as a verb or prefix meaning 'at the same time' or 'in addition to.' Appears in compounds such as 兼顾 (to attend to both), 兼任 (to concurrently hold a position), 兼职 (part-time job), and the idiom 德才兼备 (possessing both virtue and talent). Common in formal and classical-influenced writing.

例句

1. 他身兼数职，每天工作超过十二个小时。
2. 这位教授才华横溢，学识与品德兼而有之。
3. 这款软件兼具实用性与美观性，深受用户喜爱。

用法指南

语境: professional roles, classical Chinese, literature, formal description, academic writing

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 现代职场竞争激烈，能兼具专业深度和跨领域视野的复合型人才，往往比单一技能者更受青睐。(In the modern workplace, where competition is fierce, compound talents who can combine professional depth with cross-domain vision are often more sought after than people with only one skill.)
• 中国传统文人理想人格强调德才兼备、文武兼修，真正的君子应在品德与学识上均衡发展。(The ideal personality of traditional Chinese scholars emphasises having both virtue and talent, and cultivating both civil and martial abilities; a true gentleman should develop evenly in character and learning.)

错误说法

• 兼 is a classical and formal element — do not use it as a standalone colloquial verb. In everyday speech, use 同时做 or 一边…一边… to express doing things simultaneously. 兼 works best as part of established compounds (兼顾, 兼职, 兼任, 兼具) or in formal prose contexts.

起源与历史

兼 (to hold in both hands simultaneously — 禾 grain stalk held in two hands at once — grasping multiple stalks, hence 'to hold concurrently')

文化背景

时代: Classical–present

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal