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- to recruit
- to provoke
- to beckon
- to incur
- to infect
- contagious
- a move (chess)
- a maneuver
- device
- trick
- to confess
Trad. 招親
- to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)
- to take a wife by one's own choice
Trad. 招財
- lit. inviting wealth
- We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3])
Trad. 招辦
- admissions office (for enrolling students) (abbr. for 招生辦公室|招生办公室[zhao1 sheng1 ban4 gong1 shi4])
Trad. 招風
- to catch the wind
- (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence
- to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill
- (fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc)
Trad. 絕招
- unique skill
- unexpected tricky move (as a last resort)
- masterstroke
- finishing blow
- (martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down
- (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus)
- (fig.) to fall for sb's trap; to be taken in
- to call out to
- to greet
- to say hello to
- to inform
- to take care of
- to take care that one does not
Trad. 連招
- (gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo
- to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
Trad. 招搖
- to rock back and forth
- (fig.) to act ostentatiously
- to brag
- to show off
Trad. 招撫
- to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
- to bring to negotiated surrender
Trad. 招數
- move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
- gambit
- trick
- scheme
- movement
- same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]
- admissions officer; enrollment officer; college recruiter
Trad. 招財貓
- maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
Trad. 招遠市
- Zhaoyuan, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
Trad. 招待員
- service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc
- Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚|鉴真和尚 and his last resting place
- lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom)
- fig. to flirt
Trad. 招財進寶
- ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
Trad. 招賢納士
- invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
Trad. 招降納叛
- to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
Trad. 招風惹草
- (idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
Trad. 招風惹雨
- see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
Trad. 招風攬火
- see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
Trad. 揚幡招魂
- lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom)
- fig. to try to revive what is obsolete or dead
Trad. 樹大招風
- lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
- fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
- the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
- making eyes at sb
Trad. 見招拆招
- to counter every move
- to be full of tricks
- lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
- fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
- to confess without being pressed
- to make a confession without duress
Trad. 招兵買馬
- lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
- fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff
Trad. 招搖撞騙
- (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
Trad. 招搖過市
- (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
Trad. 首次公開招股
- initial public offering (IPO)
Trad. 滿招損，謙受益
- (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
- pride comes before a fall