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召

zhào · zhao/Shào · shao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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zhào 召

to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

Shào 召

surname Shao
name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

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In a sentence

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经(jīng)理(lǐ)召(zhào)大(dà)家(jiā)来(lái)开(kāi)会(huì)。

The manager called everyone together for a meeting.

公(gōng)司(sī)召(zhào)他(tā)回(huí)总(zǒng)部(bù)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

The company summoned him back to headquarters to work.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.