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title: "Zhaomu Meaning: 招募 (zhāomù) Means “to recruit”"
description: "招募 (zhāomù) means “to recruit; to enlist”. Hear its tones, see what 招 and 募 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaomu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 招募 mean?

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招募 zhāomù

## to recruit; to enlist

## Its characters

1. 招 zhāo to recruit
2. 募 mù to recruit

## In a sentence

学校正在招募志愿者。 The school is recruiting volunteers.

张飞道：“我颇有资财，愿**招募**乡中壮士，与公同举大事，如何？

From [桃园结义 · The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-1#library-word-433-435)

[More about 招募](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%9B%E5%8B%9F)

## More words with 招 or 募

- [打招呼 dǎzhāohu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhaohu)
- [招标 zhāobiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaobiao)
- [招待 zhāodài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaodai)
- [招牌 zhāopai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaopai)
- [招聘 zhāopìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaopin)
- [招商 zhāoshāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaoshang)
- [招生 zhāoshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaosheng)
- [招收 zhāoshōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaoshou)

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