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
招商
zhāoshāng
to attract business or investment
Characters in this word
商 shāng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 地方政府不应只靠税收优惠招商，而应改善法治和公共服务。 Dìfāng zhèngfǔ bù yīng zhǐ kào shuìshōu yōuhuì zhāoshāng, ér yīng gǎishàn fǎzhì hé gōnggòng fúwù. Local governments should not rely only on tax incentives to attract investment, but should improve the rule of law and public services.
- 这次招商会吸引了不少外地企业家前来考察。 Zhè cì zhāoshānghuì xīyǐnle bùshǎo wàidì qǐyèjiā qiánlái kǎochá. This investment fair attracted quite a few businesspeople from other places to come and take a look.
- 这座城市靠良好的环境招商，效果很明显。 Zhè zuò chéngshì kào liánghǎo de huánjìng zhāoshāng, xiàoguǒ hěn míngxiǎn. This city attracts business through its good environment, and the effect is obvious.
Related words
- 招呼 zhāohu to greet
- 招生 zhāoshēng to enroll students
- 招手 zhāoshǒu to wave
- 招 zhāo to recruit, to attract
- 招待 zhāodài to entertain
- 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
- 招数 zhāoshù move; trick; tactic
- 商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall