conscript; recruit; appoint to office
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to conscript; to recruit (soldiers); to draft into military service
Commonly used in military contexts referring to compulsory enlistment or calling up reservists.
Jīn今
nián年
chūn春
jì季
，
shù数
qiān千
míng名
qīng青
nián年
xiǎng响
yìng应
guó国
jiā家
zhēng征
zhào召
rù入
wǔ伍
。
This spring, thousands of young men answered the nation's call to enlist in the military.
Tā他
shōu收
dào到
le了
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
zhēng征
zhào召
tōng通
zhī知
shū书
。
He received the government conscription notice.
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Yù预
bèi备
yì役
jūn军
rén人
bì必
xū须
suí随
shí时
zhǔn准
bèi备
xiǎng响
yìng应
zhēng征
zhào召
。
Reserve military personnel must be ready to answer the call at any time.
verb
to appoint to an official position; to summon to office; to call up for government service
literaryLiterary or formal usage, often seen in historical texts regarding the appointment of officials or summoning of talents by the imperial court or government.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
zhēng征
zhào召
tā他
wèi为
shàng尚
shū书
，
tā他
què却
cí辞
ér而
bù不
jiù就
。
The imperial court appointed him as Minister, but he declined the post.
Lǚ屡
bèi被
zhēng征
zhào召
ér而
bù不
fù赴
，
yǐn隐
jū居
shān山
lín林
。
Repeatedly summoned to office but never going, he lived in seclusion in the mountains.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhēng征
zhào召
xián贤
néng能
，
chōng充
shí实
gè各
jí级
jī机
guān关
。
The government called up the virtuous and capable to staff agencies at all levels.