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徵召

简征召 · 繁徵召

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng zhào

to enlist
to draft
to conscript
to appoint to an official position

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徵: zhǐ · zhēng · summon, recruit; musical note
召: zhào · imperial decree; summon
征: zhēng · invade, attack, conquer

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1–4 · zheng1 zhao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing1 ziu6

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verb

to recruit; to enlist
to draft; to conscript
(literary) to appoint to an official position

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