招子 (zhāo zǐ) — poster, shop sign; trick, clever move, device (as a strategy or scheme)
Definition
A colloquial noun with two distinct senses: a shop sign or poster, and a clever trick or stratagem. The 'sign' sense is concrete and physical; the 'trick' sense is abstract and strategy-related.
noun
postershop signtrickclever movedevice (as a strategy or scheme)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 招子。Nà jiā diàn de zhāo zǐ hěn xiǎn yǎn.That shop's sign is very conspicuous.
- 招子。Tā yǒu hěn duō zhāo zǐ lái duì fu jìng zhēng duì shǒu.He has many tricks to deal with competitors.
- 招子，。Zhè ge zhāo zǐ hěn guǎn yòng, nǐ shì shì kàn.This device works well; give it a try.
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