Chinese Character Dictionary

招惹

zhāo rĕ

to provoke

招手

zhāo shŏu

to wave

招投标

zhāo tóu biāo

bid inviting and bid offering

招摇

zhāo yáo

to act ostentatiously

招摇过市

zhāo yáo guò shì

to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)

招抚

zhāo fŭ

to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty

招揽

zhāo lăn

to attract (customers)

招揽生意

zhāo lăn shēng yi

to advertise

招收

zhāo shōu

to hire

招数

zhāo shù

move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)

招架

zhāo jià

to resist

招标

zhāo biāo

to invite bids

招法

zhāo fă

move

招潮蟹

zhāo cháo xiè

fiddler crab (genus Uca)

招灾惹祸

zhāo zāi rĕ huò

to invite disaster

招牌

zhāo pai

signboard

招牌动作

zhāo pái dòng zuò

signature move

招牌纸

zhāo pái zhĭ

label

招牌菜

zhāo pái cài

signature dish

招生

zhāo shēng

to enroll new students

招租

zhāo zū

(of a house or room) to be for rent

招考

zhāo kăo

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

招聘

zhāo pìn

recruitment

招聘协调人

zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén

recruiting coordinator

招聘会

zhāo pìn huì

recruitment meeting

招聘机构

zhāo pìn jī gòu

recruiting agency

招聘者

zhāo pìn zhĕ

prospective employer

招股

zhāo gŭ

share offer

招股书

zhāo gŭ shū

prospectus (setting out share offer)

招股说明书

zhāo gŭ shuō míng shū

prospectus

招致

zhāo zhì

to recruit (followers)

招亲

zhāo qīn

to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)

招认

zhāo rèn

to confess

招诱

zhāo yòu

to invite

招请

zhāo qĭng

to recruit

招财

zhāo cái

lit. inviting wealth

招财猫

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

招财进宝

zhāo cái jìn băo

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

招贴

zhāo tiē

poster

招贴画

zhāo tiē huà

picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)

招贤纳士

zhāo xián nà shì

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

招远

Zhāo yuăn

Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong

招远市

Zhāo yuăn shì

Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong

招降纳叛

zhāo xiáng nà pàn

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

招集

zhāo jí

to recruit

招领

zhāo lĭng

to advertize for the owner of lost property

招风

zhāo fēng

to catch the wind

招风惹草

zhāo fēng rĕ căo

lit. call the fire to burn the grass (idiom); to cause a quarrel by provocation

拜

bài

to pay respect

拜人为师

bài rén wéi shī

to acknowledge as one's teacher

拜佛

bài Fó

to worship Buddha

拜倒

bài dăo

to prostrate oneself

拜伦

Bài lún

George Byron, 6th Baron Byron

拜别

bài bié

to take leave

拜占庭

Bài zhàn tíng

Byzantium

拜城

Bài chéng

Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 kè sū dì qū], west Xinjiang

拜城县

Bài chéng xiàn

Bay nahiyisi (Baicheng county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 kè sū dì qū], west Xinjiang

拜堂

bài táng

ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony

拜寿

bài shòu

congratulate an elderly person on his birthday

拜天地

bài tiān dì

to worship heaven and earth