招兵 (zhāo bīng) — to recruit soldiers; to recruit new members (for an organization)
Definition
A separable verb ('招…兵') literally meaning to recruit soldiers, now also used for recruiting members into an organization or project. Note the split: 招兵买马 is a fixed idiom meaning to recruit staff / build a team.
verb
to recruit soldiersto recruit new members (for an organization)
Examples
- 招兵。Bù duì jīn nián zhǔn bèi zhāo bīng.The military plans to recruit soldiers this year.
- ，。Qù nián tā men zhāo le sān cì bīng, dàn rén shù hái shì bú gòu.They recruited soldiers three times last year, but the numbers were still insufficient.
- ，招兵。Zhè ge xiàng mù gāng qǐ dòng, zhèng zài dào chù zhāo bīng.This project just launched and is recruiting members everywhere.
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