招 ziu¹ {zhāo}

1. to recruit
2. to provoke
3. to beckon
4. to incur
5. to infect
6. contagious
7. a move (chess)
8. a maneuver
9. device
10. trick
11. to confess

招呼 ziu¹ fu¹ {zhāo hu}

(verb) 1. serve; 2. beckon

招降 ziu¹ hong⁴ {zhāo xiáng}

to summon surrender; to take in enemies who surrender; to recruit bad/ evil people to do evil things together

招惹 ziu¹ je⁵ {zhāo rě}

to trigger

招徠〔-徕〕 ziu¹ loi⁴ {zhāolái}

(verb) Attract

招募 ziu¹ mou⁶ {zhāomù}

(verb) Employ (employee etc.)

招牌 ziu¹ paai⁴ {zhāo pai}

(noun) billboard

招魂 ziu¹ wan⁴ {zhāo hún}

calling the spirit of the dead/ the soul of a person who just passed away

招紙〔-纸〕 ziu¹ zi² {zhāo zhǐ}

noun; label; poster; advertising; brand label

招致 ziu¹ zi³ {zhāozhì}

(verb) Beget

招積〔-积〕 ziu¹ zik¹ {zhāo jī}

cocky; arrogant

招兵 ziu¹ bing¹ {zhāo bīng}

to recruit soldiers

招標〔-标〕 ziu¹ biu¹ {zhāo biāo}

to invite bids

招親〔-亲〕 ziu¹ can¹ {zhāo qīn}

1. to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)
2. to take a wife by one's own choice

招請〔-请〕 ziu¹ cing² {zhāo qǐng}

1. to recruit
2. to take on (an employee)

招財〔-财〕 ziu¹ coi⁴ {zhāo cái}

1. lit. inviting wealth
2. We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶)

招待 ziu¹ doi⁶ {zhāo dài}

1. to receive (guests)
2. to entertain
3. reception

招法 ziu¹ faat³ {zhāo fǎ}

1. move
2. method of use
3. trick for success

招呼 ziu¹ fu¹ {zhāo hu}

1. to call out to
2. to greet
3. to say hello to
4. to inform
5. to take care of
6. to take care that one does not

招撫〔-抚〕 ziu¹ fu² {zhāo fǔ}

1. to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
2. to bring to negotiated surrender

招風〔-风〕 ziu¹ fung¹ {zhāo fēng}

1. lit. to invite the wind
2. fig. conspicuous and inviting criticism

招架 ziu¹ gaa³ {zhāo jià}

1. to resist
2. to ward off
3. to hold one's own
4. to receive guests

招股 ziu¹ gu² {zhāo gǔ}

share offer

招供 ziu¹ gung¹ {zhāo gòng}

to confess

招考 ziu¹ haau² {zhāo kǎo}

to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)

招人 ziu¹ jan⁴ {zhāo rén}

1. to be infectious
2. to recruit

招引 ziu¹ jan⁵ {zhāo yǐn}

to attract

招誘〔-诱〕 ziu¹ jau⁵ {zhāo yòu}

1. to invite
2. to recruit
3. to attract
4. to entice

招惹 ziu¹ je⁵ {zhāo rě}

1. to provoke
2. to tease

招認〔-认〕 ziu¹ jing⁶ {zhāo rèn}

to confess

招搖〔-摇〕 ziu¹ jiu⁴ {zhāo yáo}

1. to act ostentatiously
2. to brag
3. to show off

招怨 ziu¹ jyun³ {zhāo yuàn}

to arouse animosity

招遠〔-远〕 ziu¹ jyun⁵ {Zhāo yuǎn}

Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台, Shandong

招攬〔-揽〕 ziu¹ laam⁵ {zhāo lǎn}

1. to attract (customers)
2. to drum up (trade)

招領〔-领〕 ziu¹ ling⁵ {zhāo lǐng}

to advertize for the owner of lost property

招來〔-来〕 ziu¹ loi⁴ {zhāo lái}

1. to attract
2. to incur

招徠〔-徕〕 ziu¹ loi⁴ {zhāo lái}

1. to canvass (for customers)
2. to solicit
3. to recruit

招募 ziu¹ mou⁶ {zhāo mù}

1. to recruit
2. to enlist

招安 ziu¹ on¹ {zhāo ān}

to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty

招牌 ziu¹ paai⁴ {zhāo pai}

1. signboard
2. shop sign
3. reputation of a business

招聘 ziu¹ ping³ {zhāo pìn}

1. recruitment
2. to invite applications for a job

招生 ziu¹ sang¹ {zhāo shēng}

1. to enroll new students
2. to get students

招收 ziu¹ sau¹ {zhāo shōu}

1. to hire
2. to recruit

招手 ziu¹ sau² {zhāo shǒu}

1. to wave
2. to beckon

招式 ziu¹ sik¹ {zhāo shì}

1. style
2. manner

招商 ziu¹ soeng¹ {zhāo shāng}

1. to seek investment or funding
2. investment promotion

招數〔-数〕 ziu¹ sou³ {zhāo shù}

1. move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
2. gambit
3. trick
4. scheme
5. movement

招貼〔-贴〕 ziu¹ tip³ {zhāo tiē}

1. poster
2. placard
3. bill

招喚〔-唤〕 ziu¹ wun⁶ {zhāo huàn}

1. to call
2. to summon

招集 ziu¹ zaap⁶ {zhāo jí}

1. to recruit
2. to gather together (volunteers)

招致 ziu¹ zi³ {zhāo zhì}

1. to recruit (followers)
2. to scout for (talent etc)
3. to incur
4. to lead to

招展 ziu¹ zin² {zhāo zhǎn}

1. to flutter
2. to sway

招接 ziu¹ zip³ {zhāo jiē}

1. to receive (guests, clients)
2. to interact socially with

招租 ziu¹ zou¹ {zhāo zū}

(of a house or room) to be for rent

招潮蟹 ziu¹ ciu⁴ haai⁵ {zhāo cháo xiè}

fiddler crab (genus Uca)

招財貓〔-财猫〕 ziu¹ coi⁴ maau¹ {zhāo cái māo}

maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune

招待員〔--员〕 ziu¹ doi⁶ jyun⁴ {zhāo dài yuán}

1. usher
2. greeter

招待所 ziu¹ doi⁶ so² {zhāo dài suǒ}

1. guest house
2. small hotel

招待會〔--会〕 ziu¹ doi⁶ wui² {zhāo dài huì}

1. reception
2. CL: 個,次

招呼站 ziu¹ fu¹ zaam⁶ {zhāo hu zhàn}

request bus stop

招風耳〔-风-〕 ziu¹ fung¹ ji⁵ {zhāo fēng ěr}

1. jug ears
2. jug-eared

招股書〔--书〕 ziu¹ gu² syu¹ {zhāo gǔ shū}

1. prospectus (setting out share offer)
2. offering circular

招遠市〔-远-〕 ziu¹ jyun⁵ si⁵ {Zhāo yuǎn shì}

Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台, Shandong

招牌菜 ziu¹ paai⁴ coi³ {zhāo pái cài}

1. signature dish
2. a restaurant’s most famous dish

招牌紙〔--纸〕 ziu¹ paai⁴ zi² {zhāo pái zhǐ}

1. label
2. sticker

招聘會〔--会〕 ziu¹ ping³ wui² {zhāo pìn huì}

1. recruitment meeting
2. job fair

招聘者 ziu¹ ping³ ze² {zhāo pìn zhě}

1. prospective employer
2. person advertising a job
3. recruiter

招投標〔--标〕 ziu¹ tau⁴ biu¹ {zhāo tóu biāo}

1. bid inviting and bid offering
2. bidding
3. auction

招貼畫〔-贴画〕 ziu¹ tip³ waa² {zhāo tiē huà}

picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)

招呼唔到 ziu¹ fu¹ m⁴ dou³ {zhāo hu ń dào}

cannot provide good hospitality, a polite expression used by the host

招股上市 ziu¹ gu² soeng⁵ si⁵ {zhāo gǔ shàng shì}

initial public offering (IPO); stock market launch

招人仇口 ziu¹ jan⁴ sau⁴ hau² {zhāo rén chóu kǒu}

to offend people and provoke hatred; to make enemies

招搖撞騙〔-摇-骗〕 ziu¹ jiu⁴ zong⁶ pin³ {zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn}

to bluff; to go around scamming people

招郎入舍 ziu¹ long⁴ jap⁶ se³ {zhāo láng rù shè}

take in a son-in-law to bear bride's family name; have the groom live with one's family after the marriage, uxorilocal marriage

招風惹雨〔-风--〕 {zhāofēngrěyǔ}

1. to stir up trouble (idiom)
2. to sow discord

招風攬火〔-风揽-〕 {zhāofēnglǎnhuǒ}

1. to stir up trouble (idiom)
2. to sow discord

招兵買馬〔--买马〕 ziu¹ bing¹ maai⁵ maa⁵ {zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ}

1. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army
2. fig. to expand business
3. to recruit new staff

招財進寶〔-财进宝〕 ziu¹ coi⁴ zeon³ bou² {zhāo cái jìn bǎo}

ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!

招風惹草〔-风--〕 ziu¹ fung¹ je⁵ cou² {zhāo fēng rě cǎo}

1. to stir up trouble (idiom)
2. to sow discord

招降納叛〔--纳-〕 ziu¹ hong⁴ naap⁶ bun⁶ {zhāo xiáng nà pàn}

to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains

招人喜歡〔---欢〕 ziu¹ jan⁴ hei² fun¹ {zhāo rén xǐ huan}

1. charming
2. attractive
3. delightful

招賢納士〔-贤纳-〕 ziu¹ jin⁴ naap⁶ si⁶ {zhāo xián nà shì}

invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent

招搖過市〔-摇过-〕 ziu¹ jiu⁴ gwo³ si⁵ {zhāo yáo guò shì}

to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)

招攬生意〔-揽--〕 ziu¹ laam⁵ saang¹ ji³ {zhāo lǎn shēng yi}

1. to advertise
2. to solicit business

招牌動作〔--动-〕 ziu¹ paai⁴ dung⁶ zok³ {zhāo pái dòng zuò}

signature move

招聘機構〔--机构〕 ziu¹ ping³ gei¹ kau³ {zhāo pìn jī gòu}

recruiting agency

招商引資〔---资〕 ziu¹ soeng¹ jan⁵ zi¹ {zhāo shāng yǐn zī}

investment promotion

招災惹禍〔-灾-祸〕 ziu¹ zoi¹ je⁵ wo⁶ {zhāo zāi rě huò}

to invite disaster

招股說明書〔--说-书〕 ziu¹ gu² syut³ ming⁴ syu¹ {zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū}

prospectus

招聘協調人〔--协调-〕 ziu¹ ping³ hip³ tiu⁴ jan⁴ {zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén}

recruiting coordinator