How to say “enroll students” in Chinese

招生
zhāoshēng

enroll students

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Studying”

“Enroll students” in Chinese is 招生, zhāo shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

招生 is read zhāo shēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhāo — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
shēng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

招
zhāo — beckon; recruit

On the left, 扌 “hand”: to beckon with your hand. On the right, 召 zhào “summon” hints at the sound.

生
shēng — be born, life

In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “招生”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 招生. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们学院明年开始招生。wǒmenxuéyuànmíngniánkāishǐzhāoshēngOur institute starts admissions next year.

More words from the lesson “Admissions and places”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “enroll students” in Chinese?

“Enroll students” in Chinese is 招生, pinyin zhāoshēng.

What does 招生 mean?

招生 (zhāoshēng) means “enroll students”.

How do you write 招生?

招生 is 2 characters: 招 (zhāo) — beckon; recruit; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 招生?

招生 is read zhāoshēng. Tones: zhāo — first tone, shēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“enroll students” in the lesson “Admissions and places”

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