兼 (doubling as / concurrently) · 兼 (jouant simultanément / concurremment)
One person holds two roles
- A school biography describes a teacher who is also a writer.
- 她是老师兼作家。 — One person holds both roles at the same time.
One person holds two roles
- A school biography describes a teacher who is also a writer.
- she / her她to be / is是teacher老师double兼author作家。 — One person holds both roles at the same time.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 兼 (doubling as / concurrently): 他是老师兼班主任。; 她是歌手兼演员。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- double兼 (doubling as / concurrently): he / him他to be / is是teacher老师double兼teacher in charge of a class班主任。; she / her她to be / is是singer歌手double兼actor or actress演员。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A school biography describes a teacher who is also a writer. What does 她是老师兼作家。 communicate?
One person holds both roles at the same time. Place 兼 between the roles in A兼B. This differs from 她以前是老师，现在是作家, which describes a change of role rather than concurrent roles.
Follow the speaker
he他is是teacher老师and also兼writer作家。
- In the opening situation: 她是老师兼作家。
- One person holds both roles at the same time.
Follow the speaker
he他is是teacher老师and also兼writer作家。
- In the opening situation: she / her她to be / is是teacher老师double兼author作家。
- One person holds both roles at the same time.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: He's a teacher and also a writer: 他是老师 ____ 作家。
A 兼 B = doubling as / concurrently: 老师兼作家.
兼 joins two roles held at the same time.
Yes — 老师兼作家 (teacher and writer).
Check the limit of the explanation
- Place 兼 between the roles in A兼B.
- This differs from 她以前是老师，现在是作家, which describes a change of role rather than concurrent roles.
Check the limit of the explanation
- Place double兼 between the roles in Adouble兼B.
- This differs from she / her她before以前to be / is是teacher老师，now现在to be / is是author作家, which describes a change of role rather than concurrent roles.
The sentence says that she stopped teaching before becoming a writer.
Place 兼 between the roles in A兼B. This differs from 她以前是老师，现在是作家, which describes a change of role rather than concurrent roles. One person holds both roles at the same time.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 她是兼老师作家 needs repair here. Write 她是老师兼作家 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form she / her她to be / is是double兼teacher老师author作家 needs repair here. Write she / her她to be / is是teacher老师double兼author作家 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 她是兼老师作家
The demonstrated form is 她是老师兼作家. One person holds both roles at the same time.
Keep the distinction
- One person holds both roles at the same time. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- Place 兼 between the roles in A兼B. This differs from 她以前是老师，现在是作家, which describes a change of role rather than concurrent roles.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Keep the distinction
- One person holds both roles at the same time. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- Place double兼 between the roles in Adouble兼B. This differs from she / her她before以前to be / is是teacher老师，now现在to be / is是author作家, which describes a change of role rather than concurrent roles.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
身兼数职 means…
兼 = hold two / more roles together.