招 zhāo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 召 imperial decree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
招待
zhāodài
to entertain
Characters in this word
待 dāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 会议期间，主办方负责招待来自各地的专家。 Huìyì qījiān, zhǔbànfāng fùzé zhāodài láizì gèdì de zhuānjiā. During the conference, the organisers are responsible for entertaining experts from various places.
- 他们热情地招待了我们一顿丰盛的晚餐。 Tāmen rèqíng de zhāodài le wǒmen yí dùn fēngshèng de wǎncān. They warmly treated us to a lavish dinner.
- 家里来了客人，妈妈忙着招待他们。 Jiā lǐ lái le kèrén, māma mángzhe zhāodài tāmen. Guests came to the house, and Mom was busy entertaining them.
Related words
- 招呼 zhāohu to greet
- 招生 zhāoshēng to enroll students
- 招手 zhāoshǒu to wave
- 招 zhāo to recruit, to attract
- 招收 zhāoshōu to hire, to recruit
- 招标 zhāobiāo to invite bids; to put out to tender
- 招揽 zhāolǎn to solicit; to attract; to canvass
- 招募 zhāomù to recruit; to enlist
- 招牌 zhāopai signboard; shop sign; signature feature
- 招商 zhāoshāng to attract business or investment
- 招数 zhāoshù move; trick; tactic
- 等待 děngdài to wait for