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招 (zhāo): to recruit, to attract

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HSK 6verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to recruit, to attract
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6
Strokes: 8
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to recruit
to provoke
to beckon
to incur
to infect
contagious
a move (chess)
a maneuver
device
trick
to confess

Chinese explanation

用公开的方式请人来做事或加入某个组织，如招人、招生、招聘
用手做出动作示意，如招手、打招呼
引来或引起某种结果，多指不好的，如招祸、招惹
办法或手段，如招数、绝招。

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In order to expand its business, the company is recruiting experienced sales staff.

The new semester has begun, and the school has posted recruitment posters on campus.

Because business is so good at this restaurant, the owner has decided to hire several waiters.

That tech company is recruiting top talent globally to develop new projects.

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