Chinese symbol for “annex”
兼并
jiān bìng
Traditional: 兼併
to annex; to take over; to acquire
The closest CC-CEDICT match for annex is 兼并 (jiān bìng), defined as: to annex; to take over; to acquire.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “annex”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吞并 (吞併) | tūn bìng | to annex |
| 侵吞 | qīn tūn | to annex; to swallow (up) |
| 合并 (合併) | hé bìng | to merge; to annex |
| 附加 | fù jiā | additional; annex |
| 分店 | fēn diàn | branch (of a chain store); annex |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 兼并.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兼职 (兼職) | jiān zhí | to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job |
| 兼任 | jiān rèn | to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct |
| 兼顾 (兼顧) | jiān gù | to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) |
| 兼容 | jiān róng | compatible |
| 兼具 | jiān jù | to combine; to have both |
| 并且 (並且) | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 并非 (並非) | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 合并 (合並) | hé bìng | variant of 合并 (hé bìng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “annex”.
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