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招收

招收

Chinese

		provoke; to recruit	to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
simp. and trad. (招收)		招	收

Verb

招收

to recruit; to hire

Usage notes

Usually used with 學生／学生 (xuésheng, “students”). When referring to recruiting new employees, 招聘 (zhāopìn) is more commonly used.

Derived terms

招生 (zhāoshēng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhāoshōu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄕㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ sau¹
Min Nan (POJ): chio-siu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhāoshōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄕㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaushou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    招手
    招收
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu¹ sau¹
  - Yale: jīu sāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ sau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio-siu
  - Tâi-lô: tsio-siu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cioisiw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɤ³³ ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁴⁴/