🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

兼职

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiānzhí

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Part-time/ˌpɑːtˈtaɪm/
adjectiveadverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他在一家咖啡馆兼职。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    For only a portion of the usual working day or week.

    "She found a part-time job working at the local bookstore on weekends."
As adverb
  1. 1

    For part of the time; in a part-time capacity.

    "He prefers to work part-time so he can focus on his studies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from the combination of 'part' (from Old French 'part', ultimately from Latin 'pars') and 'time' (from Old English 'tīma'). It emerged in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution to describe employment arrangements that required fewer hours than a standard full-time workweek.

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