| 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 | 招待所 | 招待所 | zhāo dài suǒ | zhao1 dai4 suo3 | guest house; small hotel | | |
| 9 | 招打 | 招打 | zhāo dǎ | zhao1 da3 | to ask for a beating | | |
| 10 | 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 | | |
| 11 | 招风耳 | 招風耳 | zhāo fēng ěr | zhao1 feng1 er3 | jug ears; jug-eared | | |
| 12 | 招安 | 招安 | zhāo ān | zhao1 an1 | to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty | | |
| 13 | 招股 | 招股 | zhāo gǔ | zhao1 gu3 | share offer | | |
| 14 | 招供 | 招供 | zhāo gòng | zhao1 gong4 | to confess | | |
| 15 | 招抚 | 招撫 | zhāo fǔ | zhao1 fu3 | to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty; to bring to negotiated surrender | | |
| 16 | 招标 | 招標 | zhāo biāo | zhao1 biao1 | to invite bids | | |
| 17 | 招风惹雨 | 招風惹雨 | zhāo fēng rě yǔ | zhao1 feng1 re3 yu3 | see 招风惹草 | | |
| 18 | 招风惹草 | 招風惹草 | zhāo fēng rě cǎo | zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3 | to stir up trouble (idiom); to sow discord | | |
| 19 | 招风揽火 | 招風攬火 | zhāo fēng lǎn huǒ | zhao1 feng1 lan3 huo3 | see 招风惹草 | | |
| 20 | 招财进宝 | 招財進寶 | zhāo cái jìn bǎo | zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3 | ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success! | | |
| 21 | 招租 | 招租 | zhāo zū | zhao1 zu1 | (of a house or room) to be for rent | | |
| 22 | 招待员 | 招待員 | zhāo dài yuán | zhao1 dai4 yuan2 | usher; greeter | | |
| 23 | 招兵聚将 | 招兵聚將 | zhāo bīng jù jiàng | zhao1 bing1 ju4 jiang4 | to summon troops (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 招待会 | 招待會 | zhāo dài huì | zhao1 dai4 hui4 | reception; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 25 | 招兵买马 | 招兵買馬 | zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ | zhao1 bing1 mai3 ma3 | to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff | | |