招集

zhāojí

verb #32,730

Meanings

1 to convene
2 to call together
3 to summon (a group)

Characters

to beckon; to summon

to gather; to collect

Examples

HSK 2

队长招集大家开会。

Duìzhǎng zhāojí dàjiā kāihuì.

The captain called everyone together for a meeting.

HSK 3

他招集了一群志愿者。

Tā zhāojí le yī qún zhìyuànzhě.

He gathered a group of volunteers.

Tips

usage

招集 emphasizes the act of calling people in (招 = beckon/summon, 集 = gather). Compare with the more bureaucratic 召集 - both mean 'convene', but 招集 carries a sense of actively recruiting, while 召集 is the formal verb used for meetings, parliaments, etc.

Stroke Order

招 zhāo

集 jí