招
wave; recruit; bring on; confess; trick
Meanings
10 senses · 41 examplesverb
wave one's hand; beckon
Used to greet, signal, or call someone over.
He stood at the intersection waving to hail a taxi.
The teacher waved at the classroom door to let us in.
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After receiving the order, the soldiers waved to salute the commander.
She waved at me from afar, so I hurried over.
Seeing his old friend, he waved excitedly to say hello.
verb
recruit; enlist; call for applicants
Used for recruiting people, holding exams, or calling for participants.
The company is recruiting new employees.
This year's college entrance exam will be held on June 7th, and all regions are actively preparing for the recruitment exam work.
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This university recruits hundreds of international students every year.
The mall is advertising for lost items, please come forward to claim them.
The government department issued a notice for recruiting civil servants.
verb
bring on (bad things); invite trouble
Usually used for negative outcomes such as disasters, pests, or criticism.
Uncontrolled deforestation will bring floods and mudslides.
There's too much trash in the room, which has attracted a lot of flies.
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His arrogant attitude brought dissatisfaction from everyone.
This kind of dangerous behavior will only bring trouble.
Starting a fire casually in the wild may cause a fire.
verb
provoke; tease; annoy
Used to describe provoking someone or something, can be positive or negative.
This child has a bad temper, don't provoke him.
He always likes to tease his classmates, so everyone doesn't like him.
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Don't provoke that dog, it will bite people.
Don't stir up trouble, just finish your work well.
He accidentally provoked a bee and got stung once.
verb
be liked; appeal to
informalThis is a colloquial usage with a positive connotation, meaning to make someone like you.
This child is really likable, everyone is willing to play with him.
Her smile is very sweet, and she is particularly likable.
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This cute cat plush toy is very popular.
His helpful personality is very likable.
This young child actor has excellent acting skills and is likable.
verb
be contagious; catch (a disease)
dialectMostly used in northern Chinese dialects to describe the spread of diseases.
This flu is highly contagious, be sure to pay attention to prevention.
Someone in the family has a cold, don't let the child catch it.
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This disease can be spread through the air, wear a mask well.
Wash your hands frequently when going out to avoid catching infectious diseases.
noun
surname Zhao
A common Chinese surname.
Teacher Zhao will teach us Chinese class today.
My neighbor's surname is Zhao, everyone calls him Uncle Zhao.
verb
confess; admit one's crime
formalUsed in legal or formal contexts to describe admitting to committed crimes.
After police interrogation, the suspect finally confessed.
He admitted his crimes and completed the confession process.
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Even after being tortured, he did not confess.
The criminal suspect had to confess in front of irrefutable evidence.
He confessed without being beaten, revealing his own secret.
verb
same as 着 (zhāo)
archaicAn archaic or variant usage, now rarely used in modern standard Chinese.
noun
trick; tactic; scheme
informalUsed in colloquial contexts to refer to a clever or tricky method, often followed by the suffix 儿.
This trick is really powerful, it solved the problem in one go.
I have no tricks left, I really don't know what to do.
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He used his trump card and finally won the game.
This trick of yours is too clever, I never thought of it at all.
The mall launched new promotional tricks, attracting many customers.