兼爱
jiān ài
Pinyin

Definition

兼爱
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jiān ài
  1. "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mò zǐ], stressing that people should care for everyone equally

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

兼
jiān
  1. 1 double
  2. 2 twice
  3. 3 simultaneous
  4. 4 holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
兼职
jiān zhí
  1. 1 to hold concurrent posts
  2. 2 concurrent job
  3. 3 moonlighting
兼备
jiān bèi
  1. 1 have both
兼具
jiān jù
  1. 1 to combine
  2. 2 to have both
兼容
jiān róng
  1. 1 compatible
兼有
jiān yǒu
  1. 1 to combine
  2. 2 to have both
兼程
jiān chéng
  1. 1 to travel at double speed
  2. 2 to make all haste
兼顾
jiān gù
  1. 1 to attend simultaneously to two or more things
  2. 2 to balance (career and family, family and education etc)
兼任
jiān rèn
  1. 1 to hold several jobs at once
  2. 2 concurrent post
  3. 3 working part-time
兼并
jiān bìng
  1. 1 to annex
  2. 2 to take over
  3. 3 to acquire
兼优
jiān yōu
  1. 1 an all-rounder
  2. 2 good at everything
兼容性
jiān róng xìng
  1. 1 compatibility
兼差
jiān chāi
  1. 1 to moonlight
  2. 2 side job
兼爱
jiān ài
  1. 1 "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mò zǐ], stressing that people should care for everyone equally
兼施
jiān shī
  1. 1 using several (methods)
兼营
jiān yíng
  1. 1 a second job
  2. 2 supplementary way of making a living
兼而有之
jiān ér yǒu zhī
  1. 1 to have both (at the same time)
统筹兼顾
tǒng chóu jiān gù
  1. 1 an overall plan taking into account all factors
身兼
shēn jiān
  1. 1 holding two jobs simultaneously

Idioms (6)

兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
  1. 1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
  2. 2 eclectic
  3. 3 all-embracing
品学兼优
pǐn xué jiān yōu
  1. 1 excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school)
  2. 2 a paragon of virtue and learning
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
  1. 1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
  1. 1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it

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