[zhāo]
[动]
(挥手叫人) beckon
He beckoned me in.
他招手要我进去。
(登广告或通知招人) enlist; enrol; recruit
get new customers
招生意
enrol postgraduate student
招收研究生
(引来) attract; court; incite; incur
incite hatred
招怨恨
attract flies
招苍蝇
court disaster; invite calamity
招祸害
make a love of oneself
招人喜爱
(惹; 招惹) provoke; tease; flirt with
Don't provoke him to anger.
别招他生气。
(承认罪行) confess; own up
confess without being pressed
不打自招
You had better own up.
你还是招了的好。
[方] (传染) infect; be contagious
This disease is infectious.
这病招人。
[名]
(下棋时下一子或走一步) a move in chess
a clever move
高招儿
(计策; 手段) trick; device; move
That was really a brilliant stroke [move; idea] of yours.
你这一招可真高。
(姓氏) a surname
Zhao Meng
招猛