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double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
HSK 7-9
to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)
HSK 7-9
compatibility
to hold concurrent posts / concurrent job / moonlighting
HSK 7-9
to combine / to have both
to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
incompatibility
an overall plan taking into account all factors
to adequately take into account both public and private interests
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
have both
compatible
HSK 7-9
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
to hold a concurrent post / part-time; (in academia) adjunct
HSK 7-9
incorporating diverse things (idiom) / eclectic / all-embracing
(idiom) to make everyone's lives better
a second job / supplementary way of making a living
mutually compatible
to include and monopolize many things / all-embracing
to have both (at the same time)
to travel day and night
excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子, stressing that people should care for everyone equally
to combine / to have both
(idiom) to work for the common good beyond one's own interests
an all-rounder / good at everything
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
(of a person) beautiful inside and out
to moonlight / side job
(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
to travel at double speed / to make all haste
to annex / to take over / to acquire
using several (methods)
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 / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
to contain two things at a time / to mingle / to incorporate
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
to teach classes in addition to other duties / to hold several teaching jobs
holding two jobs simultaneously
electromagnetic compatibility
driver-guide


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