招募

zhāomù

verb HSK 7 #8,675

Meanings

1 to recruit
2 to enlist
3 to hire

Characters

to beckon; to recruit

to recruit; to enlist

Both characters relate to recruitment — gathering people for a purpose

Examples

公司正在招募新员工。

Gōngsī zhèngzài zhāomù xīn yuángōng.

The company is recruiting new employees.

他们招募了一批志愿者。

Tāmen zhāomù le yī pī zhìyuànzhě.

They recruited a group of volunteers.

Tips

usage

招募 is slightly more formal than 招聘 (zhāopìn, to hire). 招募 is often used for volunteers, soldiers, or team members, while 招聘 is the standard word for job hiring.

Stroke Order

招 zhāo

募 mù