jiān

double; twice; simultaneous

Watch it being written

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他身兼两份工作。

He holds two jobs.

她兼职教两门课。

She teaches two courses part-time.