zhāo

HSK 6
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

招 means wave one's hand; beckon; recruit; enlist; call for applicants. Pronounced zhāo. HSK 6.

  • wave one's hand; beckon
  • recruit; enlist; call for applicants
  • bring on (bad things); invite trouble

Character Info

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Components

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Definitions & Examples

zhàn
zài
kǒu
zhāo
shǒu
chē
 

He stood at the intersection waving to hail a taxi.

Lǎo
shī
zài
jiào
shì
mén
kǒu
zhāo
shǒu
ràng
men
jìn
 

The teacher waved at the classroom door to let us in.

Jiē
dào
mìng
lìng
hòu
 
shì
bīng
men
xiàng
zhǐ
huī
guān
zhāo
shǒu
zhì
 

After receiving the order, the soldiers waved to salute the commander.

yuǎn
yuǎn
de
xiàng
zhāo
shǒu
 
gǎn
jǐn
pǎo
le
guò
 

She waved at me from afar, so I hurried over.

Kàn
dào
lǎo
péng
yǒu
 
xīng
fèn
de
zhāo
shǒu
zhāo
hu
 

Seeing his old friend, he waved excitedly to say hello.