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招
zhāo
Main
English Definitionto recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
Simplified Script招
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhāo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄓㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ziu1
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
招待zhāodàito receive (guests); to entertain; reception
招手zhāoshǒuto wave; to beckon
招生zhāoshēngto enroll new students; to get students
招聘zhāopìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit
招商zhāoshāngto seek investment or funding; investment promotion
Words With Same Tail Word    
绝招juézhāounique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow
高招gāozhāowise move; masterstroke; bright ideas
花招huāzhāotrick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish
招招zhāozhāoto provoke
第一招dìyī zhāofirst strategy
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