招标 (招標)
zhāo biāo
Pinyin

Definition

招标 (招標)
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zhāo biāo
  1. to invite bids

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

招
zhāo
  1. 1 to recruit
  2. 2 to provoke
  3. 3 to beckon
  4. 4 to incur
  5. 5 to infect
  6. 6 contagious
  7. 7 a move (chess)
  8. 8 a maneuver
  9. 9 device
  10. 10 trick
  11. 11 to confess
招呼
zhāo hu
  1. 1 to call out to
  2. 2 to greet
  3. 3 to say hello to
  4. 4 to inform
  5. 5 to take care of
  6. 6 to take care that one does not
招聘
zhāo pìn
  1. 1 to invite applications for a job
  2. 2 to recruit
招财
zhāo cái
  1. 1 lit. inviting wealth
  2. 2 We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhāo cái jìn bǎo])
妙招
miào zhāo
  1. 1 smart move
  2. 2 clever way of doing sth

Idioms (12)

招兵买马
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
  1. 1 to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army
  2. 2 fig. to expand business
  3. 3 to recruit new staff
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
招财
zhāo cái
  1. 1 lit. inviting wealth
  2. 2 We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhāo cái jìn bǎo])
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
  1. 1 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
  1. 1 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent

Sample Sentences

我也知道，不过零件差太多，Y工厂那边交代不过去呀。而且今年年底又要供应商招标了，投诉太多对我们不利啊。
wǒ yě zhīdào ，bùguò língjiàn chà tài duō ，Y gōngchǎng nàbiān jiāodài bù guòqu ya 。érqiě jīnnián niándǐ yòu yào gōngyìngshāng zhāobiāo le ，tóusù tài duō duì wǒmen bùlì a 。
I know, but the parts are below standard. There's no way we can explain this to Y Factory! Furthermore, at the end of this year they're going to put out bids for suppliers again. Too many complaints won't be good for us.
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这你就不懂了，钱给他有什么用？大工厂招标决定权还在上面，这个你就别管了，我来负责。
zhè nǐ jiù bù dǒng le ，qián gěi tā yǒu shénme yòng ？dà gōngchǎng zhāobiāo juédìngquán hái zài shàngmian ，zhè ge nǐ jiù bié guǎn le ，wǒ lái fùzé 。
You don't understand anything. What use is giving him money? The decision making power for big factory bids is higher up. I'll take care of this.
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采购是招标的，他们也有预算。就这么几家供应商，一旦定下来至少一年才会换。
cǎigòu shì zhāobiāo de ，tāmen yě yǒu yùsuàn 。jiù zhème jǐ jiā gōngyìngshāng ，yīdàn dìngxiàlái zhìshǎo yī nián cái huì huàn 。
Purchasing is done by inviting bids and they already have a budget. There's only so many suppliers and once one has been fixed it takes at least a year to change.
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机会面前，人人平等，就看你能不能把握住了。你也知道，这个工程规模大，预算高，是今年市里的重点工程！各大建筑商早就盯上了这块肥肉。到时候公开招标，你们这些建筑商之间肯定要争个你死我活。
jīhuì miànqián ，rénrén píngděng ，jiù kàn nǐ néng bu néng bǎwò zhù le 。nǐ yě zhīdào ，zhè ge gōngchéng guīmó dà ，yùsuàn gāo ，shì jīnnián shì lǐ de zhòngdiǎn gōngchéng ！gè dà jiànzhùshāng zǎo jiù dīngshàng le zhè kuài féiròu 。dào shíhou gōngkāi zhāobiāo ，nǐmen zhèxiē jiànzhùshāng zhījiān kěndìng yào zhēng ge nǐsǐwǒhuó 。
Everyone will have an equal opportunity. It just depends on whether or not you seize that opportunity. As you know, this is a large-scale project with a big budget. It's one of the city's most important projects this year. All the big construction companies have had their eyes on this juicy project from the very beginning. When the bidding begins, you construction companies will certainly have to fight it out amongst yourselves.
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黎主任，听说旧城改造工程马上要开始招标了。您刚刚上任就负责如此重大的工程，真是了不起啊！
Lí zhǔrèn ，tīngshuō jiù chéng gǎizào gōngchéng mǎshàng yào kāishǐ zhāobiāo le 。nín gānggāng shàngrèn jiù fùzé rúcǐ zhòngdà de gōngchéng ，zhēn shì liǎobuqǐ a ！
Ms. Li, I heard the old town restoration project will soon begin inviting bidders. You only just took the position and you're already responsible for such a significant project – you really are incredible!
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