招

To recruit in Chinese: 招 (zhāo)

zhāo

to recruit

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to recruit
  2. 2to provoke
  3. 3to beckon
  4. 4to incur
  5. 5to infect
  6. 6contagious
  7. 7a move (chess)
  8. 8a maneuver
  9. 9device
  10. 10trick
  11. 11to confess

Stroke order

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招

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄠ

zhāo

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 招 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那家公司正在招新的员工。

    nà jiā gōng sī zhèng zài zhāo xīn de yuán gōng。

    That company is recruiting new employees.

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Related words

招聘

zhāo pìn

to invite applications for a job

招待

zhāo dài

to hold a reception

招呼

zhāo hu

to call out to

招生

zhāo shēng

to enroll new students

招手

zhāo shǒu

to wave

绝招

jué zhāo

unique skill

招标

zhāo biāo

to invite bids

招揽

zhāo lǎn

to attract (customers)

招募

zhāo mù

to recruit

招牌

zhāo pai

signboard

招收

zhāo shōu

to hire

招数

zhāo shù

move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)

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