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招 (ziu1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

招 (ziu1, zhāo) — to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess; a movement (in martial arts); a surname; swagger; to summon; arrogant; vain; conceited; to admit

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 招人仇口 (ziu1 jan4 sau4 hau2) — to offend people and provoke hatred; to make enemies
• 招呼唔到 (ziu1 fu1 m4 dou3) — cannot provide good hospitality, a polite expression used by the host
• 招呼 (ziu1 fu1) — (verb) 1. serve; 2. beckon
• 招惹 (ziu1 je5) — to trigger
• 招搖撞騙 (ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3) — to bluff; to go around scamming people
• 招牌 (ziu1 paai4) — (noun) billboard

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