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应招 (yīng zhāo) — to respond to a recruitment call; to answer a call for applications or exams

Definition

应招 (yīngzhāo) is an uncommon, fairly formal term meaning to respond to a recruitment or examination call. Often used as a modifier (应招的职位) rather than a standalone action verb.

verb
to respond to a recruitment callto answer a call for applications or exams

Examples

  • 应招。
    Tā qù nián yīng zhāo cān jiā le gōng wù yuán kǎo shì.
    He responded to the call and took the civil service exam last year.
  • 应招，？
    Gōng sī zhèng zài yīng zhāo xīn yuán gōng, nǐ yǒu xìng qù ma?
    The company is recruiting new employees; are you interested?
  • 应招。
    Zhè cì yīng zhāo de zhí wèi yāo qiú hěn gāo.
    The positions in this recruitment call have high requirements.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

应yìngrespond
招zhāocall

应 means respond and 招 means call, together meaning respond to a call.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 應; 应 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
䧹
䧹䧹應yìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 應 pairs 心 (heart) with 䧹 as a sound part; the simplified 应 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the original components.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào招zhāo
Same sound today

招 pairs 扌, the hand part, with 召, which gives the sound, to show beckoning with the hand.

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Appears in
Workplace & Office

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