兼顾 (jiān gù) — to attend to two or more things at once, to balance (competing priorities)
Definition
兼顾 is the verb 'to attend to two things at once' — it frames balancing as active effort, whereas 平衡 is the resulting state (balanced) or the act of keeping it. 权衡 is more about weighing trade-offs before deciding.
verb
to attend to two or more things at once, to balance (competing priorities)
Easily confused
Examples
- 兼顾。Tā xū yào jiān gù jiā tíng hé shì yè.She needs to balance family and career.
- 兼顾。Tā zài nǔ lì jiān gù xué xí hé gōng zuò.He is trying to balance study and work.
- 兼顾。Zhè ge xiàng mù yāo qiú jiān gù chéng běn hé zhì liàng.This project requires balancing cost and quality.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
兼 brings in both sides, and 顾 means to look after, so the idea is attending to several things at once.
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