招徕 (zhāo lái) — to solicit (customers, business)

Definition

Examples

• 这家公司用各种广告招徕顾客。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī yòng gè zhǒng guǎng gào zhāo lái gù kè.
  This company uses various advertisements to solicit customers.
• 为了招徕更多生意，他们推出了优惠活动。
  Wèi le zhāo lái gèng duō shēng yì, tā men tuī chū le yōu huì huó dòng.
  To attract more business, they launched a promotional event.
• 小贩大声叫卖，努力招徕路人。
  Xiǎo fàn dà shēng jiào mài, nǔ lì zhāo lái lù rén.
  The street vendor shouted loudly, trying hard to solicit passersby.

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