lái
徕
solicit; recruit; encourage to come
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to encourage to come; to solicit; to recruit
Primarily used in the compound word 招徕 (zhāo lái), meaning to solicit customers or recruits. Implies an active effort to attract people.
Shāng商
jiā家
yòng用
gè各
zhǒng种
yōu优
huì惠
shǒu手
duàn段
zhāo招
lái徕
gù顾
kè客
。
Merchants use various promotional methods to solicit customers.
Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
yǐ以
tè特
sè色
měi美
shí食
zhāo招
lái徕
sì四
fāng方
shí食
kè客
。
This restaurant attracts diners from all directions with its specialty dishes.
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Guǎng广
gào告
de的
zuò作
yòng用
zài在
yú于
guǎng广
zhāo招
lái徕
。
The function of advertising lies in broadly soliciting customers.