Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hold concurrently / to combine duties: The primary meaning of "kiêm nhiệm" is to hold or perform two or more positions, roles, or duties at the same time, typically within a professional or organizational context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giám đốc tài chính kiêm nhiệm vị trí phó tổng giám đốc. (The CFO concurrently holds the position of Deputy General Director.)
  • Cô ấy kiêm nhiệm công việc giáo viên và quản lý thư viện. (She combines the duties of a teacher and a library manager.)
  • Trong một công ty nhỏ, nhân viên thường phải kiêm nhiệm nhiều vai trò. (In a small company, employees often have to hold multiple roles concurrently.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies an official or formal assignment of additional responsibilities to one person, rather than an informal taking on of extra tasks.
• It can describe a temporary or permanent arrangement within an organizational structure.

Variants and Related Words

• Kiêm (v): A root verb meaning "to combine" or "to also hold," often used in formal titles.
  • Phó chủ tịch kiêm tổng thư ký. (Vice Chairman and concurrently Secretary-General.)

Synonyms

• To hold concurrently: To have two or more positions simultaneously.
• To double as: To perform a secondary role in addition to a primary one.
• To combine duties: To have multiple job functions.

Related Idioms

• While "kiêm nhiệm" itself is not typically part of idioms, the concept is related to phrases describing multiple responsibilities.
• Một người làm việc bằng hai: (One person doing the work of two.) This idiom describes a situation similar to "kiêm nhiệm," where one person handles multiple roles.

1. Be concurrently having many qualities... to a high degree
   • Trí lực kiêm toàn
     Having concurrently physical strength and