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招
招
zhao1
 
- to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
 
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不打自招
不打自招
bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1
 
- to confess without being pressed; to make a confession without duress
 
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出招
出招
chu1 zhao1
 
- to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)
 
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从实招来
從實招來
cong2 shi2 zhao1 lai2
 
- to own up to the facts
 
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打招呼
打招呼
da3 zhao1 hu5
 
- to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
 
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点头招呼
點頭招呼
dian3 tou2 zhao1 hu1
 
- beckon
 
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高招
高招
gao1 zhao1
 
- wise move; masterstroke; bright ideas
 
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过招
過招
guo4 zhao1
 
- to fight; to exchange blows
 
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花招
花招
hua1 zhao1
 
- trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish
 
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花枝招展
花枝招展
hua1 zhi1 zhao1 zhan3
 
- lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
 
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记者招待会
記者招待會
ji4 zhe3 zhao1 dai4 hui4
 
- press conference
 
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假招子
假招子
jia3 zhao1 zi5
 
- to put on airs; to adopt a false attitude
 
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见招拆招
見招拆招
jian1 zhao1 chai1 zhao1
 
- to counter every move; to be full of tricks
 
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绝招
絕招
jue2 zhao1
 
- unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow
 
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满招损,谦受益
滿招損,謙受益
man3 zhao1 sun3 - qian1 shou4 yi4
 
- (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit; pride comes before a fall
 
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目挑心招
目挑心招
mu4 tiao3 xin1 zhao1
 
- the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious; making eyes at sb
 
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普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
普通高等學校招生全國統一考試
pu3 tong1 gao1 deng3 xue2 xiao4 zhao1 sheng1 quan2 guo2 tong3 yi1 kao3 shi4
 
- NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC); usually abbr. to 高考
 
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屈打成招
屈打成招
qu1 da3 cheng2 zhao1
 
- to obtain confessions under torture
 
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失物招领
失物招領
shi1 wu4 zhao1 ling3
 
- lost-and-found
 
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首次公开招股
首次公開招股
shou3 ci4 gong1 kai1 zhao1 gu3
 
- initial public offering (IPO)
 
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树大招风
樹大招風
shu4 da4 zhao1 feng1
 
- lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
 
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耍花招
耍花招
shua3 hua1 zhao1
 
- to play tricks on sb
 
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唐招提寺
唐招提寺
tang2 zhao1 ti2 si4
 
- 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
 
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统一招生
統一招生
tong3 yi1 zhao1 sheng1
 
- national unified entrance exam
 
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玩儿花招
玩兒花招
wan2 er5 hua1 zhao1
 
- to play tricks
 
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玩花招
玩花招
wan2 hua1 zhao1
 
- to play tricks
 
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延聘招揽
延聘招攬
yan2 pin4 zhao1 lan3
 
- to enlist the services of sb
 
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夜招待酒会
夜招待酒會
ye4 zhao1 dai4 jiu3 hui4
 
- evening cocktail reception
 
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迎风招展
迎風招展
ying2 feng1 zhao1 zhan3
 
- to flutter in the wind (idiom)
 
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招安
招安
zhao1 an1
 
- to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
 
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招标
招標
zhao1 biao1
 
- to invite bids
 
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招兵
招兵
zhao1 bing1
 
- to recruit soldiers
 
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招兵买马
招兵買馬
zhao1 bing1 mai3 ma3
 
- to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff
 
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招财
招財
zhao1 cai2
 
- lit. inviting wealth; We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝)
 
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招财进宝
招財進寶
zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3
 
- ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
 
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招财猫
招財貓
zhao1 cai2 mao1
 
- maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
 
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招潮蟹
招潮蟹
zhao1 chao2 xie4
 
- fiddler crab (genus Uca)
 
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招待
招待
zhao1 dai4
 
- to receive (guests); to entertain; reception
 
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招待会
招待會
zhao1 dai4 hui4
 
- reception
 
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招待所
招待所
zhao1 dai4 suo3
 
- guest house; small hotel
 
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招待员
招待員
zhao1 dai4 yuan2
 
- usher; greeter
 
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招法
招法
zhao1 fa3
 
- move; method of use; trick for success
 
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招风
招風
zhao1 feng1
 
- lit. to invite the wind; fig. conspicuous and inviting criticism
 
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招风耳
招風耳
zhao1 feng1 er3
 
- jug ears; jug-eared
 
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招风揽火
招風攬火
zhao1 feng1 lan3 huo3
 
- see 招風惹草|招风惹草
 
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招风惹草
招風惹草
zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3
 
- to stir up trouble (idiom); to sow discord
 
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招风惹雨
招風惹雨
zhao1 feng1 re3 yu3
 
- see 招風惹草|招风惹草
 
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招蜂引蝶
招蜂引蝶
zhao1 feng1 yin3 die2
 
- (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies; (fig.) to attract the opposite sex; to flirt
 
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招抚
招撫
zhao1 fu3
 
- to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty; to bring to negotiated surrender
 
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招供
招供
zhao1 gong4
 
- to confess
 
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招股
招股
zhao1 gu3
 
- share offer
 
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招股书
招股書
zhao1 gu3 shu1
 
- prospectus (setting out share offer); offering circular
 
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招股说明书
招股說明書
zhao1 gu3 shuo1 ming2 shu1
 
- prospectus
 
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招呼
招呼
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
 
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招呼站
招呼站
zhao1 hu5 zhan4
 
- request bus stop
 
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招唤
招喚
zhao1 huan4
 
- to call; to summon
 
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招集
招集
zhao1 ji2
 
- to recruit; to gather together (volunteers)
 
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招架
招架
zhao1 jia4
 
- to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own; to receive guests
 
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招接
招接
zhao1 jie1
 
- to receive (guests, clients); to interact socially with
 
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招考
招考
zhao1 kao3
 
- to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
 
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招徕
招徠
zhao1 lai2
 
- to canvass (for customers); to solicit; to recruit
 
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招来
招來
zhao1 lai2
 
- to attract; to incur
 
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招揽
招攬
zhao1 lan3
 
- to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
 
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招揽生意
招攬生意
zhao1 lan3 sheng1 yi5
 
- to advertise; to solicit business
 
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招领
招領
zhao1 ling3
 
- to advertise for the owner of lost property
 
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招募
招募
zhao1 mu4
 
- to recruit; to enlist
 
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招牌菜
招牌菜
zhao1 pai2 cai4
 
- signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish
 
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招牌动作
招牌動作
zhao1 pai2 dong4 zuo4
 
- signature move
 
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招牌纸
招牌紙
zhao1 pai2 zhi3
 
- label; sticker
 
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招牌
招牌
zhao1 pai5
 
- signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
 
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招聘
招聘
zhao1 pin4
 
- to invite applications for a job; to recruit
 
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招聘会
招聘會
zhao1 pin4 hui4
 
- recruitment meeting; job fair
 
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招聘机构
招聘機構
zhao1 pin4 ji1 gou4
 
- recruiting agency
 
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招聘协调人
招聘協調人
zhao1 pin4 xie2 tiao2 ren2
 
- recruiting coordinator
 
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招聘者
招聘者
zhao1 pin4 zhe3
 
- prospective employer; person advertising a job; recruiter
 
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招亲
招親
zhao1 qin1
 
- to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice
 
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招请
招請
zhao1 qing3
 
- to recruit; to take on (an employee)
 
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招惹
招惹
zhao1 re3
 
- to provoke; to tease
 
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招人
招人
zhao1 ren2
 
- to be infectious; to recruit
 
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招人喜欢
招人喜歡
zhao1 ren2 xi3 huan5
 
- charming; attractive; delightful
 
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招认
招認
zhao1 ren4
 
- to confess
 
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招商
招商
zhao1 shang1
 
- to seek investment or funding; investment promotion
 
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招商引资
招商引資
zhao1 shang1 yin3 zi1
 
- investment promotion
 
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招生
招生
zhao1 sheng1
 
- to enroll new students; to get students
 
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招式
招式
zhao1 shi4
 
- style; manner
 
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招收
招收
zhao1 shou1
 
- to hire; to recruit
 
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招手
招手
zhao1 shou3
 
- to wave; to beckon
 
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招数
招數
zhao1 shu4
 
- move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数
 
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招贴
招貼
zhao1 tie1
 
- poster; placard; bill
 
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招贴画
招貼畫
zhao1 tie1 hua4
 
- picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
 
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招投标
招投標
zhao1 tou2 biao1
 
- bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction
 
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招贤纳士
招賢納士
zhao1 xian2 na4 shi4
 
- invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
 
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招降纳叛
招降納叛
zhao1 xiang2 na4 pan4
 
- to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
 
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招摇
招搖
zhao1 yao2
 
- to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off
 
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招摇过市
招搖過市
zhao1 yao2 guo4 shi4
 
- to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
 
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招引
招引
zhao1 yin3
 
- to attract
 
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招诱
招誘
zhao1 you4
 
- to invite; to recruit; to attract; to entice
 
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招远
招遠
zhao1 yuan3
 
- Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
 
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招远市
招遠市
zhao1 yuan3 shi4
 
- Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
 
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招怨
招怨
zhao1 yuan4
 
- to arouse animosity
 
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招灾惹祸
招災惹禍
zhao1 zai1 re3 huo4
 
- to invite disaster
 
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招展
招展
zhao1 zhan3
 
- to flutter; to sway
 
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招致
招致
zhao1 zhi4
 
- to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to
 
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招租
招租
zhao1 zu1
 
- (of a house or room) to be for rent
 
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支招
支招
zhi1 zhao1
 
- to give advice; to make a suggestion; to help out
 
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中招
中招
zhong1 zhao1
 
- senior high school enrollment
 
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中招
中招
zhong4 zhao1
 
- to get infected; to fall into sb's trap