招生

招生

Chinese

		provoke; to recruit	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (招生)		招	生

Etymology

As if short for 招收新生 (zhāoshōu xīnshēng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāoshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ sang¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chio-sng / chio-seng / chiau-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhāoshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jausheng
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ sang¹
    • Yale: jīu sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ seng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio-sng
    • Tâi-lô: tsio-sng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioisngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕio³³ sŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio-seng
    • Tâi-lô: tsio-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioisefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕio⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕio⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiau-seng
    • Tâi-lô: tsiau-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciausefng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

招生

1. to recruit students; to admit students

   他負責招生。 / 他负责招生。  ―  Tā fùzé zhāoshēng.  ―  He is responsible for recruiting students.

   大學招生辦公室 / 大学招生办公室  ―  dàxué zhāoshēng bàngōngshì  ―  university admissions office