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。

Shìzhèngfǔ 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。

Xīnkāi 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