招手 zhāo shǒu ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ziu1 sau2 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- to wave
- to beckon
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招
- 招募 zhāo mù ㄓㄠ ㄇㄨˋ ziu1 mou6 to recruit
- 招呼 zhāo hu ㄓㄠ ˙ㄏㄨ ziu1 fu1 to call out to
- 招待 zhāo dài ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ziu1 doi6 to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- 招揽 招攬 zhāo lǎn ㄓㄠ ㄌㄢˇ ziu1 laam5 to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
- 招收 zhāo shōu ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡ ziu1 sau1 to hire
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- 招数 招數 zhāo shù ㄓㄠ ㄕㄨˋ ziu1 sou3 move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
- 招标 招標 zhāo biāo ㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄠ ziu1 biu1 to invite bids
- 招牌 zhāo pai ㄓㄠ ˙ㄆㄞ ziu1 paai4 signboard
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 招聘 zhāo pìn ㄓㄠ ㄆㄧㄣˋ ziu1 ping3 to invite applications for a job
- 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄓㄠ zyut6 ziu1 unique skill
- 打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄠ ˙ㄏㄨ daa2 ziu1 fu1 to greet sb by word or action
- 招待会 招待會 zhāo dài huì ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ziu1 doi6 wui2 a reception
- 中招 zhōng zhāo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄠ zung1 ziu1 senior high school enrollment
- 中招 zhòng zhāo ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄠ zung1 ziu1 (martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down
- 出招 chū zhāo ㄔㄨ ㄓㄠ ceot1 ziu1 to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)
- 妙招 miào zhāo ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄠ miu6 ziu1 smart move
- 招人 zhāo rén ㄓㄠ ㄖㄣˊ ziu1 jan4 to recruit; to hire people
- 招来 招來 zhāo lái ㄓㄠ ㄌㄞˊ ziu1 loi4 to attract
- 招供 zhāo gòng ㄓㄠ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ziu1 gung1 to confess
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
Idioms with these characters
- 花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄢˇ faa1 zi1 ziu1 zin2 lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
- 目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ muk6 tiu1 sam1 ziu1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
- 树大招风 樹大招風 shù dà zhāo fēng ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄠ ㄈㄥ syu6 daai6 ziu1 fung1 lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
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- 扬幡招魂 揚幡招魂 yáng fān zhāo hún ㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom)
- 迎风招展 迎風招展 yíng fēng zhāo zhǎn ㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄢˇ jing4 fung1 ziu1 zin2 to flutter in the wind (idiom)
- 招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5 lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
- 招财进宝 招財進寶 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄠˇ ziu1 coi4 zeon3 bou2 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
- 招风惹草 招風惹草 zhāo fēng rě cǎo ㄓㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ ziu1 fung1 je5 cou2 (idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
- 招蜂引蝶 zhāo fēng yǐn dié ㄓㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ziu1 fung1 jan5 dip6 lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom)
- 招降纳叛 招降納叛 zhāo xiáng nà pàn ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄆㄢˋ ziu1 hong4 naap6 bun6 to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
Example sentences
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她 笑眯眯 的 对 對 我 招手 。
She waved her hand to me, smiling brightly.
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那个 那個 向 你 招手 的 女孩 是 谁 誰 ？
Who is that girl waving to you?
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她 上 飞机 飛機 前 ， 给 給 我 招 了 招手 。
She waved at me before she got on board the plane.
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