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zhāo

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zhāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhāo | zhao1
English translation
to recruit
to provoke
to beckon
to incur
to infect
contagious
a move (chess)
a maneuver
device
trick
to confess
to summon; to recruit; to levy

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About zhāo

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhāo

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A call  Shào to arms  shǒu Shào also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of zhāo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

扌召

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Shào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhāo

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zhè zhāo zhēn Gāo .

That was really a brilliant stroke [ move ; idea ] of yours.

这个 zhè ge 正在 zhèngzài wéi 扩大 kuòdà 招生 zhāo shēng 做好准备 zhǔnbèi .

The Department is gearing up for increased intake of students.

yòu Shuǎ lǎo Huā zhāo le ——一直 yīzhí kào 装扮成盲人 máng rén Cóng 人们 rén men 手里 shǒu lǐ 骗取 piàn qǔ 钱财 qián cái .

He's up to his old tricks againhe's been getting money from people by pretending to be blind.

亲切 qīnqiè de 招呼 zhāo hu zhāo 客人 kèrén , qǐng 留下 liú xià lái chī 早饭 zǎo fàn .

She greeted the visitor cordially, inviting her to stay for breakfast.

他们 tā men yòng dàn fàn chá 招待 zhāodài 我们 wǒmen .

They treated us with simple food.

Words with zhāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhāo to recruit zhāo
招呼 zhāo hu to greet招呼 zhāo hu
招生 zhāo shēng to get students招生 zhāo shēng
招聘 zhāopìn to recruit招聘 zhāopìn
打招呼 dǎzhāohu to give prior notice打招呼 dǎzhāohu
招待 zhāodài to entertain招待 zhāodài
招商 zhāo shāng investment promotion招商 zhāo shāng
招标 zhāobiāo to invite bids招標
招募 zhāo mù to recruit招募 zhāo mù
招牌 zhāo pai signboard招牌 zhāo pai
招供 zhāo gòng to confess招供 zhāo gòng
招待会 zhāo dài huì reception招待會
招收 zhāoshōu to hire招收 zhāoshōu
花招 huā zhāo trick花招 huā zhāo
招数 zhāo shù gambit招數
招商引资 zhāo shāng yǐn zī investment promotion招商引資
招惹 zhāo rě to provoke招惹 zhāo rě
招手 zhāo shǒu to wave招手 zhāo shǒu
耍花招 shuǎ huā zhāo to play tricks on sb耍花招 shuǎ huā zhāo
招聘会 zhāo pìn huì job fair招聘會
记者招待会 jì zhě zhāo dài huì press conference記者招待會
绝招 jué zhāo unique skill絕招
招致 zhāo zhì to incur招致 zhāo zhì
招股 zhāo gǔ share offer招股 zhāo gǔ

zhāo Decomposition & Compounds

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zhāo Decomposition

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