---
title: "Zhaoshou Meaning: 招收 (to recruit) or 招手 (to wave)?"
description: "招收 (zhāoshōu) means “to recruit; to admit (students or workers)”. Not the zhaoshou you heard? See 招手. Hear its tones, see what 招 and 收 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaoshou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 招收 mean?

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招收 zhāoshōu

## to recruit; to admit (students or workers)

## Its characters

1. 招 zhāo to recruit
2. 收 shōu to receive

## In a sentence

这家工厂准备招收一百名工人。 This factory plans to recruit a hundred workers.

[More about 招收](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%9B%E6%94%B6)

## Other words said zhaoshou

- [招手zhāoshǒuto wave](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%9B%E6%89%8B)

## More words with 招 or 收

- [打招呼 dǎzhāohu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhaohu)
- [丰收 fēngshōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshou)
- [回收 huíshōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huishou)
- [收藏 shōucáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoucang)
- [收费 shōufèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoufei)
- [收割 shōugē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouge)
- [收购 shōugòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shougou)
- [收获 shōuhuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouhuo)
- [收看 shōukàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoukan)
- [收敛 shōuliǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoulian)

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