兼职 (jiānzhí) · part-time job

兼职 (jiānzhí) means “part-time job; to hold a second job”. It is written with 2 characters: 兼 (both) + 职 (duty). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 兼职 is built

What 兼 is made of

丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
禾hé — cereal
禾hé — cereal

What 职 is made of

耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight

Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

她在咖啡店做兼职。Tā zài kāfēi diàn zuò jiānzhí.She works part-time at a coffee shop.

很多大学生周末兼职赚钱。Hěnduō dàxuéshēng zhōumò jiānzhí zhuàn qián.Many college students work part-time on weekends.

What does 兼职 mean?

兼职 (jiānzhí) means “part-time job; to hold a second job”.

How do you pronounce 兼职?

兼职 is pronounced jiānzhí.

Which HSK level is 兼职?

兼职 is in Old HSK 5.

Learn 兼职 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.