罗致 (luó zhì) — to recruit (talented people), to enlist the services of; to gather together, to collect (resources, materials)

Definition

A formal, written verb for 'to recruit' talented people or 'to gather' useful resources — stronger and more literary than 招聘 (hiring for a job) and recruiting usually implies seeking out the best.

verb
to recruit (talented people)to enlist the services ofto gather togetherto collect (resources, materials)

Examples

  • 罗致。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī xiǎng bàn fǎ luó zhì yī liú de jì shù rén cái.
    This company is trying to recruit top-tier technical talent.
  • ，罗致。
    Wèi le yán jiū, tā luó zhì le dà liàng gǔ dài wén xiàn.
    For his research, he collected a large number of ancient documents.
  • 罗致。
    Bó wù guǎn luó zhì le xǔ duō zhēn guì wén wù.
    The museum has gathered many precious cultural relics.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

罗luógather
致zhìbring in

罗 gives gathering, and 致 gives bringing in, so the sense is recruiting or collecting.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

  • 网网wǎngnet
  • 維維wéibird (tied with string)

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

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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
攵Written in full as攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
至
至zhì致zhì
Same sound today

致 pairs 至, used for its sound, with 攵, written in full as 攴.

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