teach part-time; hold a concurrent teaching post
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to teach part-time in addition to one's main job
neutralRefers specifically to taking on teaching duties, often at a school or university, outside of one's primary employment. It is a common term in educational contexts.
Wáng王
jiào教
shòu授
zài在
běn本
xiào校
quán全
zhí职
gōng工
zuò作
，
tóng同
shí时
hái还
zài在
lìng另
yī一
suǒ所
dà大
xué学
jiān兼
kè课
。
Professor Wang works full-time at this university and also teaches part-time at another university.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
míng名
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
，
yè业
yú余
shí时
jiān间
zài在
shè社
qū区
zhōng中
xīn心
jiān兼
kè课
，
jiāo教
hái孩
zi子
men们
biān编
chéng程
。
He is an engineer and teaches programming to kids part-time at the community center during his spare time.
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Wèi为
le了
zēng增
jiā加
shōu收
rù入
，
xǔ许
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
lǎo老
shī师
huì会
xuǎn选
zé择
zài在
qí其
tā他
xué学
xiào校
jiān兼
kè课
。
To supplement their income, many young teachers choose to teach part-time at other schools.
Zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
yǔn允
xǔ许
wǒ我
zài在
běn本
dì地
yī一
suǒ所
gāo高
zhōng中
jiān兼
kè课
，
jiāo教
lì历
shǐ史
。
This job allows me to teach history part-time at a local high school.