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招徠

简 招徕 · 繁 招徠
Mandarin · pinyin zhāo lái

Meanings

  1. to canvass (for customers)
  2. to solicit
  3. to recruit
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Characters in this entry

招
zhāo · beckon, summon; recruit, levy
徠
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徕
lái · induce, encourage to come
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1–2 · zhao1 lai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ziu1 loi4

Cantonese word readings for 招徠. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. to solicit (customers or business); to canvass; to recruit; to attract

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