招商

zhāoshāng

verb #94,885

Meanings

1 to attract investment
2 to solicit businesses
3 investment promotion

Characters

to beckon / to recruit

merchant / commerce

Examples

市政府今年招商工作成绩显著。

Shì zhèngfǔ jīnnián zhāoshāng gōngzuò chéngjì xiǎnzhù.

The city government's investment-attraction work has achieved notable results this year.

新开的购物中心正在招商。

Xīn kāi de gòuwù zhōngxīn zhèngzài zhāoshāng.

The newly opened mall is currently looking for tenants.

Tips

usage

招商 has two registers: (1) at city/provincial level, attracting outside investors and factories; (2) at mall/complex level, recruiting retail tenants. Context tells you which.

Stroke Order

招 zhāo

商 shāng