招收
Old HSK 6
招收 (zhāoshōu) · to recruit
招收 (zhāoshōu) means “to recruit; to take in”. It is written with 2 characters: 招 (to summon) + 收 (to receive). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 招收 is built
The characters
招 zhāo · to summon
What 招 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刀dāo — knife
Origin hint: A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
收 shōu · to receive
What 收 is made of
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 丩 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这所大学每年招收三千名新生。Zhè suǒ dàxué měinián zhāoshōu sānqiān míng xīnshēng.This university takes in three thousand new students a year.
工厂正在招收工人。Gōngchǎng zhèngzài zhāoshōu gōngrén.The factory is recruiting workers.
Questions about 招收
What does 招收 mean?
招收 (zhāoshōu) means “to recruit; to take in”.
How do you pronounce 招收?
招收 is pronounced zhāoshōu.
Which HSK level is 招收?
招收 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 招呼zhāohuto greet
- 打招呼dǎ zhāohuto greet
- 招聘zhāopìnto recruit
- 招待zhāodàito entertain (guests)
- 招标zhāobiāoto invite tenders
- 收到shōudàoto receive
- 收入shōurùincome
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
Learn 招收 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 229: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.