兼职 (jiān zhí) — (verb) to work part-time; to moonlight; (noun) part-time job; concurrent job
Definition
兼职 is a part-time job (noun) or the act of working one (verb) — focus is the 'part-time' side, not holding multiple roles. 兼任 means holding concurrent full-time posts; 兼顾 means balancing several things at once.
verb
to work part-timeto moonlight
noun
part-time jobconcurrent job
Measure word · 份
Examples
- 兼职。Tā zài yì jiā gōng sī zuò jiān zhí.He works part-time at a company.
- 兼职。Zhè fèn jiān zhí de gōng zī méi yǒu zhèng cháng de gōng zuò gāo.The salary for this part-time job is not as high as that of a regular job.
- 兼职。Hěn duō xué shēng zuò jiān zhí zhuàn shēng huó fèi.Many students work part-time to earn living expenses.
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