Chinese word dictionary

招徕

zhāo lái · to canvass (for customers); to solicit; to recruit

Practice word

Word information

Simplified招徕

Traditional招徠

Pinyinzhāo lái

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

招zhāo

to summon; to recruit; to levy

徕lái

to entice, to solicit; to encourage customers to come

How to learn 招徕

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

打招呼dǎzhāohu

to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice

招聘zhāopìn

to invite applications for a job; to recruit

招zhāo

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

招待zhāodài

to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

招生zhāoshēng

to enroll new students; to get students

招手zhāoshǒu

to wave; to beckon