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zhāo
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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滿 損, 謙受益。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 790430)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 招

邪招
xié zhāo

clever move from out of left field

招贴
zhāo tiē

poster

统一招生
tǒng yī zhāo shēng

national unified entrance exam

目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo

the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious

招牌
zhāo pai

signboard

招集
zhāo jí

to call on (people) to gather; to convene

招商引资
zhāo shāng yǐn zī

investment promotion

招诱
zhāo yòu

to invite

招租
zhāo zū

(of a house or room) to be for rent

招数
zhāo shù

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

招致
zhāo zhì

to recruit (followers)

招魂
zhāo hún

to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill

招呼
zhāo hu

to call out to

玩花招
wán huā zhāo

to play tricks

招引
zhāo yǐn

to attract

点头招呼
diǎn tóu zhāo hū

beckon

招式
zhāo shì

style

招牌菜
zhāo pái cài

signature dish

招抚
zhāo fǔ

to bring to negotiated surrender

招风揽火
zhāo fēng lǎn huǒ

see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhāo fēng rě cǎo]

支招
zhī zhāo

to give advice

招工
zhāo gōng

to recruit employees

招风耳
zhāo fēng ěr

jug ears

绝招
jué zhāo

unique skill

出招
chū zhāo

to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)

招供
zhāo gòng

to confess

招人
zhāo rén

to be infectious

花招
huā zhāo

trick

招认
zhāo rèn

to confess

招聘协调人
zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén

recruiting coordinator

招蜂引蝶
zhāo fēng yǐn dié

(of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies

招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì

invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent

招风
zhāo fēng

to catch the wind

招展
zhāo zhǎn

to flutter

招录
zhāo lù

to recruit

招收
zhāo shōu

to hire

招风惹雨
zhāo fēng rě yǔ

see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhāo fēng rě cǎo]

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng quán guó tǒng yī kǎo shì

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)

迎风招展
yíng fēng zhāo zhǎn

to flutter in the wind (idiom)

招股书
zhāo gǔ shū

prospectus (setting out a share offer)

招商
zhāo shāng

to seek investment or funding

招呼站
zhāo hu zhàn

request bus stop

中招
zhòng zhāo

(martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down

招股
zhāo gǔ

share offer

招财猫
zhāo cái māo

maneki-neko or \lucky cat\, Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune

招人喜欢
zhāo rén xǐ huan

charming

招风惹草
zhāo fēng rě cǎo

(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself

过招
guò zhāo

to fight

招聘
zhāo pìn

to invite applications for a job

招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo

ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!

招来
zhāo lái

to attract

记者招待会
jì zhě zhāo dài huì

press conference

招远市
zhāo yuǎn shì

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[yān tái], Shandong

唐招提寺
táng zhāo tí sì

Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚|鉴真和尚 and his last resting place

打招呼
dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action

招摇撞骗
zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn

(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

招怨
zhāo yuàn

to arouse animosity

招揽生意
zhāo lǎn shēng yi

to advertise

妙招
miào zhāo

smart move

树大招风
shù dà zhāo fēng

lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)

从实招来
cóng shí zhāo lái

to own up to the facts

招投标
zhāo tóu biāo

bid inviting and bid offering

招领
zhāo lǐng

to advertise for the owner of lost property

招降
zhāo xiáng

to ask for sb's surrender

夜招待酒会
yè zhāo dài jiǔ huì

evening cocktail reception

招标
zhāo biāo

to invite bids

招请
zhāo qǐng

to recruit

招灾惹祸
zhāo zāi rě huò

to invite disaster

招惹
zhāo rě

to court (trouble); to attract (attention)

屈打成招
qū dǎ chéng zhāo

to obtain confessions under torture

招待会
zhāo dài huì

a reception

招待所
zhāo dài suǒ

guesthouse; hostel

不打自招
bù dǎ zì zhāo

to confess without being pressed

招打
zhāo dǎ

to ask for a beating

招唤
zhāo huàn

to call; to summon

中招
zhōng zhāo

senior high school enrollment

首次公开招股
shǒu cì gōng kāi zhāo gǔ

initial public offering (IPO)

招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn

to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains

招股说明书
zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū

prospectus

招魂幡
zhāo hún fān

flag to attract departed spirits

招潮蟹
zhāo cháo xiè

fiddler crab (genus Uca)

招接
zhāo jiē

to receive (guests, clients)

招徕
zhāo lái

to canvass (for customers)

延聘招揽
yán pìn zhāo lǎn

to enlist the services of sb

招牌动作
zhāo pái dòng zuò

signature move

招法
zhāo fǎ

move (in chess or martial arts)

失物招领
shī wù zhāo lǐng

lost-and-found

招待员
zhāo dài yuán

service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc

招待
zhāo dài

to receive (guests)

花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn

lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)

招募
zhāo mù

to recruit

高招
gāo zhāo

wise move

阴招
yīn zhāo

dirty trick

招聘者
zhāo pìn zhě

prospective employer; job advertiser; recruiter

招聘机构
zhāo pìn jī gòu

recruiting agency

招生
zhāo shēng

to enroll new students

招远
zhāo yuǎn

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[yān tái], Shandong

招聘会
zhāo pìn huì

recruitment meeting

假招子
jiǎ zhāo zi

to put on airs

招手
zhāo shǒu

to wave

满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit

招贴画
zhāo tiē huà

picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)

招魂旛
zhāo hún fān

flag to attract departed spirits

招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì

to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)

招兵买马
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ

fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff

招揽
zhāo lǎn

to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)

招牌纸
zhāo pái zhǐ

label

招财
zhāo cái

lit. inviting wealth

招摇
zhāo yáo

to rock back and forth

耍花招
shuǎ huā zhāo

to play tricks on sb

招亲
zhāo qīn

to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)

见招拆招
jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo

to counter every move