中招

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	provoke; to recruit
simp. and trad. (中招)		中	招

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngzhāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ ziu¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): dong³ zio¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngzhāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngjhao
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-chao¹
    • Yale: jùng-jāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqjau
    • Palladius: чжунчжао (čžunčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngzhāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngjhaor
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-chao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: jùng-jāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqjaul
    • Palladius: чжунчжаор (čžunčžaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung³ ziu¹
    • Yale: jung jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dong³ zio¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tòng tsio
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sio³³/

Verb

中⫽招 (verb-object)

1. to fall into a trap; to be taken in
2. (figurative) to be infected

Synonyms

• (to fall into a trap): 中計／中计 (zhòngjì)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngzhāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ ziu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngzhāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjhao
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-chao¹
    • Yale: jūng-jāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjau
    • Palladius: чжунчжао (čžunčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ ziu¹
    • Yale: jūng jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

中招

1. (Mainland China) Short for 中考招生 (zhōngkǎo zhāoshēng, “middle school graduate admissions”).