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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 招贤纳士

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
招贤纳士 zhāo xián nà shì - invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 53,579 102,503 73,089

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhāo- to recruit
- to provoke
- to beckon
- to incur
- to infect
- contagious
- a move (chess)
- a maneuver
- device
- trick
- to confess
xián- worthy or virtuous person
- honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- surname Na
- to receive
- to accept
- to enjoy
- to bring into
- to pay (tax etc)
- nano- (one billionth)
- to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
shì- surname Shi
shì- member of the senior ministerial class (old)
- scholar (old)
- bachelor
- honorific
- soldier
- noncommissioned officer
- specialist worker

Other Words Containing 招贤纳士

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
招贤纳士 - - 53,579 102,503 73,089