招募

• Pinyin: zhāo mù
• Hanzi breakdown: 招 = 扌 + 召 (beckoning); 募 = 莫 + 力 (to raise/collect)

Meaning

To recruit; to enlist; to hire. Actively seeking and enrolling personnel.

Formal recruitment process for employees, volunteers, or soldiers. Collocations: 招募员工 (recruit employees), 招募志愿者 (recruit volunteers), 招募新兵 (enlist soldiers). More formal than 招聘, implies active searching.

Examples

1. 公司正在招募有经验的软件工程师加入研发团队。 The company is recruiting experienced software engineers to join the R&D team.
2. 慈善机构招募了一批志愿者参与救灾工作。 The charity recruited a group of volunteers to take part in disaster relief work.
3. 军队每年春季招募符合条件的青年入伍。 Each spring, the military recruits eligible young people to enlist.

Usage Guide

Context: HR, military, organizations

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 本次活动招募的志愿者需具备基本的急救知识。(Volunteers recruited for this event must have basic first aid knowledge.)
• 公司通过校园招聘会招募应届毕业生。(The company recruits fresh graduates through campus job fairs.)

Don't Say

• 招募东西 — 招募 is for people; for acquiring things use 采购 or 征集

Origin & History

招 (to call/recruit) + 募 (to enlist/raise)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal