招致

zhāozhì

verb #21,639

Meanings

1 to incur
2 to lead to
3 to bring about (usually something negative)
4 to attract (trouble, criticism)

Characters

to beckon; to attract; to recruit

to cause; to result in; to bring about

Examples

他的言论招致了大量批评。

Tā de yánlùn zhāozhì le dàliàng pīpíng.

His remarks incurred a flood of criticism.

这项政策招致了广泛的反对。

Zhèxiàng zhèngcè zhāozhì le guǎngfàn de fǎnduì.

This policy brought about widespread opposition.

Tips

usage

招致 almost always collocates with negative outcomes: 批评, 反对, 损失, 麻烦. It implies that the subject's action was the direct cause. Similar to 导致 but more specifically 'to attract/bring upon oneself'.

Stroke Order

招 zhāo

致 zhì