| 1 | 招呼 | 招呼 | zhāo hu | zhao1 hu5 | to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not | | |
| 2 | 招 | 招 | zhāo | zhao1 | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess | | |
| 3 | 招待 | 招待 | zhāo dài | zhao1 dai4 | to receive (guests); to entertain; reception | | |
| 4 | 招生 | 招生 | zhāo shēng | zhao1 sheng1 | to enroll new students; to get students | | |
| 5 | 招收 | 招收 | zhāo shōu | zhao1 shou1 | to hire; to recruit | | |
| 6 | 招牌 | 招牌 | zhāo pai | zhao1 pai5 | signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business | | |
| 7 | 招手 | 招手 | zhāo shǒu | zhao1 shou3 | to wave; to beckon | | |
| 8 | 打招呼 | 打招呼 | dǎ zhāo hu | da3 zhao1 hu5 | to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice | | |
| 9 | 招待所 | 招待所 | zhāo dài suǒ | zhao1 dai4 suo3 | guest house; small hotel | | |
| 10 | 招打 | 招打 | zhāo dǎ | zhao1 da3 | to ask for a beating | | |
| 11 | 中招 | 中招 | zhòng zhāo | zhong4 zhao1 | to get infected; to fall into sb's trap | | |
| 12 | 阴招 | 陰招 | yīn zhāo | yin1 zhao1 | dirty trick | | |
| 13 | 招摇撞骗 | 招搖撞騙 | zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn | zhao1 yao2 zhuang4 pian4 | (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority | | |
| 14 | 邪招 | 邪招 | xié zhāo | xie2 zhao1 | clever move from out of left field | | |
| 15 | 假招子 | 假招子 | jiǎ zhāo zi | jia3 zhao1 zi5 | to put on airs; to adopt a false attitude | | |
| 16 | 妙招 | 妙招 | miào zhāo | miao4 zhao1 | smart move; clever way of doing sth | | |
| 17 | 目挑心招 | 目挑心招 | mù tiǎo xīn zhāo | mu4 tiao3 xin1 zhao1 | the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious; making eyes at sb | | |
| 18 | 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 | 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試 | pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng quán guó tǒng yī kǎo shì | Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4 | NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC); usually abbr. to 高考 | | |
| 19 | 据实招供 | 據實招供 | jù shí zhāo gòng | ju4 shi2 zhao1 gong4 | to confess truthfully (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 记者招待会 | 記者招待會 | jì zhě zhāo dài huì | ji4 zhe3 zhao1 dai4 hui4 | press conference | | |
| 21 | 花枝招展 | 花枝招展 | huā zhī zhāo zhǎn | hua1 zhi1 zhao1 zhan3 | lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dressed (woman) | | |
| 22 | 花招 | 花招 | huā zhāo | hua1 zhao1 | trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish | | |
| 23 | 自画招供 | 自畫招供 | zì huà zhāo gòng | zi4 hua4 zhao1 gong4 | evidence he himself has provided (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 点头招呼 | 點頭招呼 | diǎn tóu zhāo hū | dian3 tou2 zhao1 hu1 | beckon | | |
| 25 | 从实招来 | 從實招來 | cóng shí zhāo lái | cong2 shi2 zhao1 lai2 | to own up to the facts | | |