招 (ziu1) — trick; device; move in Cantonese

ziuˉ¹招

Mandarin Pinyin: zhao1

Meaning of 招

nountrick; device; move

nounrecruit; enlist; enrol

nounconfess; admit; own up

nouna Chinese surname

nounattract; incur; provoke

nounbeckon; gesture; call upon

nounmovement in martial art

Example Sentences with 招

你唔好逼我出絕招！

Don't force me to use my ultimate attack on you!

佢竟然出噉嘅揦鮓招！

I never expected him to use such dirty tricks!

佢呢招真係令人猝不及防！

I was caught off-guard by this sudden move of his.

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似ziuˉ¹招hunˎ₄魂gam2.咁。

He looks like he's summoning spirits.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好lyunˍ₆亂gam˗₃咁ziuˉ¹招hun4.魂。

Don't casually summon spirits.

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Words Containing 招

招聘公司ziu1 ping3 gung1 si1

personnel recruiting company; headhunter (slang)

失物招領sat1 mat6 ziu1 leng5

(department for) lost and found

招數ziu1 sou3

strategic move; trick; physical movements

招徠ziu1 loi4

solicit; lure; tout; attract; appeal to

招牌菜ziu1 paai4 coi3

a recommended specialty of a restaurant

金漆招牌gam1 cat1 ziu1 paai4

gold-plated sign; good reputation

招呼唔到ziu1 fu1 m4 dou3

招呼不周

招供ziu1 gung1

confession, [v] to confess

招搖撞騙ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3

swagger about swindling people

見招拆招gin3 ziu1 caak3 ziu3

to deal with an opponents moves one by one with counter moves

招待員ziu1 doi6 jyun4

receptionist; attendant; usher; greeter

花招faa1 ziu1

trick; game; stratagem

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