招 (zhāo) — to recruit, to hire; to provoke, to incur, to attract (often negative); to beckon, to wave (one's hand)
Definition
招 is a versatile verb spanning three distinct meanings: recruiting (招聘/招收 is more formal), provoking trouble (often negative, like 惹), and beckoning with the hand (see 招手). Pick the sense from context — they don't overlap.
verb
to recruitto hireto provoketo incurto attract (often negative)to beckonto wave (one's hand)
Examples
- 招。Wǒ men gōng sī jīn nián zhāo le hěn duō rén.Our company recruited many people this year.
- 。Tā zhè yàng zuò huì zhāo lái má fan.Doing this will incur trouble.
- 。Tā zài chē zhàn xiàng wǒ zhāo shǒu.She waved to me at the station.
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