招来 (zhāo lái) — to attract (often trouble or criticism); to incur; to court
Definition
招来 (zhāo lái) means 'to attract, incur, or invite' — usually with a negative result like trouble or criticism. Note that 招 is the same character as in 招聘 (recruit) but here it means to draw something to yourself.
verb
to attract (often trouble or criticism)to incurto court
Examples
- 招来。Tā de bú dàng yán lùn zhāo lái le gōng zhòng de pī píng.His inappropriate remarks incurred public criticism.
- 招来。Zhè jiā xīn diàn yòng dī jià zhāo lái le dà liàng gù kè.This new store attracted a large number of customers with low prices.
- 招来。Zuò shì bù jǐn shèn zhī huì zhāo lái má fan.Being careless will only invite trouble.
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