Chinese Word: 招 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

招HSK 4

Pinyin: zhāo

English Definition: to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess

Chinese Definition:
①打手势叫人来：招唤。招呼。招手上车。
②用公开的方式使人来：招集。招收。招纳。招贤。招聘。招兵买马。
③应接：招待宾客。
④引来：招惹。招引。招揽。招致。
⑤承认自己的罪行：招供。招认。不打自招。
⑥同“着”。
⑦摇动：招摇(故意张大声势，引人注意)。

Antonyms: 挥

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Ideographic:A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 召 [ zhào ] imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

Similar Characters: 怊抬沼

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招待会HSK 5	zhāo dài huì	reception; Classifiers: 个
招标HSK 6	zhāo biāo	to invite bids
招生	zhāo shēng	to enroll new students; to get students
招聘HSK 4	zhāo pìn	to invite applications for a job; to recruit
招待HSK 5	zhāo dài	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception

1		tā 他 zǒu 走 guò qù 过去 gēn 跟 tā 她 dǎ zhāo hu 打招呼。 He walked over to say hello to her.
2		zhāo shēng 招生 jì huà 计划 bèi pò 被迫 suō xiǎo 缩小 le 了。 The enrollment plan was forced to be reduced.
3		wǒ men 我们 gōng sī 公司 zhèng zài 正在 zhāo pìn 招聘 kuài jì 会计。 Our company is currently hiring an accountant.
4		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 shì 是 cān tīng 餐厅 de 的 zhāo pái cài 招牌菜。 This dish is the restaurant's signature dish.
5		jìn rì 近日 gōng sī 公司 zài 在 zhāo pìn 招聘 xīn 新 yuán gōng 员工。 The company is hiring new employees recently.

1		tā 他 zǒu 走 guò qù 过去 gēn 跟 tā 她 dǎ zhāo hu 打招呼。 He walked over to say hello to her.
2		zhāo shēng 招生 jì huà 计划 bèi pò 被迫 suō xiǎo 缩小 le 了。 The enrollment plan was forced to be reduced.
3		wǒ men 我们 gōng sī 公司 zhèng zài 正在 zhāo pìn 招聘 kuài jì 会计。 Our company is currently hiring an accountant.
4		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 shì 是 cān tīng 餐厅 de 的 zhāo pái cài 招牌菜。 This dish is the restaurant's signature dish.
5		jìn rì 近日 gōng sī 公司 zài 在 zhāo pìn 招聘 xīn 新 yuán gōng 员工。 The company is hiring new employees recently.