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title: "Jianren Meaning: 兼任 (to hold concurrently) or 坚韧 (tough)?"
description: "兼任 (jiānrèn) means “to hold (a post) concurrently”. Not the jianren you heard? See 坚韧. Hear its tones, see what 兼 and 任 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 兼任 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

兼任 jiānrèn

## to hold (a post) concurrently

## It can also mean

- part-time

## Its characters

1. 兼 jiān to hold concurrently
2. 任 rèn to appoint

## In a sentence

他兼任两个班的班主任。 He is concurrently the head teacher of two classes.

[More about 兼任](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%BC%E4%BB%BB)

## Other words said jianren

- [坚韧jiānrèntough](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9D%9A%E9%9F%A7)

## More words with 兼 or 任

- [出任 chūrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/churen)
- [担任 dānrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danren)
- [兼顾 jiāngù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangu)
- [兼容 jiānróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianrong)
- [前任 qiánrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianren)
- [任何 rènhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renhe)
- [任命 rènmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renming)
- [任务 rènwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renwu)
- [任意 rènyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renyi)
- [现任 xiànrèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianren)

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