兼 兼 jian1
double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

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radical
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八
strokes after radical 8
不兼容性 不兼容性 bu4 jian1 rong2 xing4
incompatibility

才兼文武 才兼文武 cai2 jian1 wen2 wu3
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)

德才兼备 德才兼備 de2 cai2 jian1 bei4
having both integrity and talent (idiom)

电磁兼容性 電磁兼容性 dian4 ci2 jian1 rong2 xing4
electromagnetic compatibility

恩威兼施 恩威兼施 en1 wei1 jian1 shi1
to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)

公私兼顾 公私兼顧 gong1 si1 jian1 gu4
to adequately take into account both public and private interests

兼爱 兼愛 jian1 ai4
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子, stressing that people should care for everyone equally

兼备 兼備 jian1 bei4
have both

兼并 兼併 jian1 bing4
to annex; to take over; to acquire

兼并与收购 兼並與收購 jian1 bing4 yu3 shou1 gou4
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

兼差 兼差 jian1 chai1
to moonlight; side job

兼程 兼程 jian1 cheng2
to travel at double speed; to make all haste

兼而有之 兼而有之 jian1 er2 you3 zhi1
to have both (at the same time)

兼顾 兼顧 jian1 gu4
to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)

兼具 兼具 jian1 ju4
to combine; to have both

兼课 兼課 jian1 ke4
to teach classes in addition to other duties; to hold several teaching jobs

兼任 兼任 jian1 ren4
to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time

兼容 兼容 jian1 rong2
compatible

兼容并包 兼容並包 jian1 rong2 bing4 bao1
to include and monopolize many things; all-embracing

兼容性 兼容性 jian1 rong2 xing4
compatibility

兼施 兼施 jian1 shi1
using several (methods)

兼收并蓄 兼收並蓄 jian1 shou1 bing4 xu4
incorporating diverse things (idiom); eclectic; all-embracing

兼蓄 兼蓄 jian1 xu4
to contain two things at a time; to mingle; to incorporate

兼营 兼營 jian1 ying2
a second job; supplementary way of making a living

兼优 兼優 jian1 you1
an all-rounder; good at everything

兼有 兼有 jian1 you3
to combine; to have both

兼职 兼職 jian1 zhi2
to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting

内外兼修 內外兼修 nei4 wai4 jian1 xiu1
(of a person) beautiful inside and out

品学兼优 品學兼優 pin3 xue2 jian1 you1
excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school); a paragon of virtue and learning

日夜兼程 日夜兼程 ri4 ye4 jian1 cheng2
to travel day and night

软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruan3 ying4 jian1 shi1
use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove

身兼 身兼 shen1 jian1
holding two jobs simultaneously

统筹兼顾 統籌兼顧 tong3 chou2 jian1 gu4
an overall plan taking into account all factors

完全兼容 完全兼容 wan2 quan2 jian1 rong2
completely compatible

相互兼容 相互兼容 xiang1 hu4 jian1 rong2
mutually compatible

鱼与熊掌不可兼得 魚與熊掌不可兼得 yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3 bu4 ke3 jian1 de2
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it