Meaning
provoke; to recruit
Chinese: 招手、招呼;也表示招收、招惹。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhao” becomes a different word in each tone. 招 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 招呼zhāo huto call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform
- 招聘zhāo pìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit
- 打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
- 招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- 招生zhāo shēngto enroll new students; to get students
Example Sentence
他笑着向我招了招手。Tā xiào zhe xiàng wǒ zhāo le zhāo shǒu.He smiled and waved at me.
他Tāhe笑xiàoto laugh着zhe(ongoing action)向xiàngtoward我wǒI招zhāoto recruit了le(completed action)招手zhāo shǒuto wave。