兼顾 jiāngù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time
to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)
How to remember 兼顾: 兼 both + 顾 attend to = to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time.
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How it is used
- 'To attend to two (or more) things at once / balance them' - 兼顾工作和家庭 (jiāngù gōngzuò hé jiātíng) to balance work and family.
- Stresses not neglecting one while doing the other; often in the negative 难以兼顾 (hard to juggle both) or with 无法. 顾此失彼 is the failure it warns against.