Chinese words starting with “zhao”

38 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zhao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 5 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

Initial zh · final ao · hear the four tones and see example characters →

1st tone 17
2nd tone 4
3rd tone 2
4th tone 15

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

找到zhǎo dàoHSK 1
to find
照片zhào piànHSK 2
photograph; picture
照顾zhào guHSK 2
to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
找出zhǎo chūHSK 2
to find; to search out
照相zhào xiàngHSK 2
to take a photograph

All 38 words

#	Word	Pinyin	POS	Meaning
1	找	zhǎo	v	to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
2	照	zhào	v,p,g,d	according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
3	招	zhāo	v,q,n	to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
4	召开	zhào kāi	v	to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together
5	着急	zháo jí	a,ad	to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
6	招呼	zhāo hu	v,vn	to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
7	罩	zhào	v	cover; fish trap (basket); shade
8	召集	zhào jí	v	to convene; to gather
9	招聘	zhāo pìn	v,vn	to invite applications for a job; to recruit
10	招待	zhāo dài	v,vn	to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
11	着火	zháo huǒ	v	to catch fire
12	招募	zhāo mù	v,vn	to recruit; to enlist
13	招牌	zhāo pai	n	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
14	肇事	zhào shì	vn,v	to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance
15	照样	zhào yàng	d	as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless
16	照相机	zhào xiàng jī	n	camera
17	照明	zhào míng	n,v	lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate
18	照料	zhào liào	v,vn	to tend; to take care of sb
19	着迷	zháo mí	v	to be fascinated; to be captivated
20	照耀	zhào yào	v,vn	to shine; to illuminate
21	招生	zhāo shēng	vn,v	to enroll new students; to get students
22	招数	zhāo shù	n	move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 着数
23	招待会	zhāo dài huì	n	a reception
24	招手	zhāo shǒu	v	to wave; to beckon
25	照常	zhào cháng	v	as usual
26	沼泽	zhǎo zé	n	marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade
27	招收	zhāo shōu	v	to hire; to recruit
28	招标	zhāo biāo	v,vn	to invite bids
29	照办	zhào bàn	v	to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
30	招揽	zhāo lǎn	v	to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
31	着凉	zháo liáng	v	to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng]
32	照应	zhào ying	v	to look after; to take care of; to attend to
33	照例	zhào lì	d	as a rule; as usual; usually
34	朝夕相处	zhāo xī xiāng chǔ	v	to spend all one's time together (idiom)
35	朝气蓬勃	zhāo qì péng bó	v	full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
36	兆头	zhào tou	n	omen; portent; sign
37	朝三暮四	zhāo sān mù sì	v	lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
38	招投标	zhāo tóu biāo		bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction

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