招募 (zhāo mù) — to recruit; to enlist | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

招募 means to recruit people (volunteers, members, employees) for a cause or organization — broader than 招聘 (hiring paid staff) and 招生 (enrolling students). 报名 is what the recruitEE does, not the organizer.

verb

to recruitto enlist

Examples

招募。
Gōng sī zhèng zài zhāo mù xīn yuán gōng.
The company is recruiting new employees.
招募。
Xué xiào zhāo mù gèng duō xué shēng jiā rù shè tuán.
The school is recruiting more students to join clubs.
招募。
Zhè xiàng jì huà xū yào zhāo mù wǔ shí míng zhì yuàn zhě.
This project needs to recruit fifty volunteers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

募mùgather people

Both 招 (call) and 募 (gather people) point to the same action of recruiting.

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.

扌召招

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.

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

莫力募

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

莫mò募mù

Same sound today

募 has 莫 on top and 力 (strength) below, with 莫 giving the sound and 力 showing strength.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Workplace & Office

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