Chinese word

招标

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhāo biāo

Meaning

  • verbinvite bids

Example

公司今天开始招标这个项目。gōng sī jīn tiān kāi shǐ zhāo biāo zhè ge xiàng mù

The company started inviting bids for this project today.

Illustration for 招标 (invite bids)

More examples

教育局将对图书馆扩建工程公开招标。jiào yù jú jiāng duì tú shū guǎn kuò jiàn gōng chéng gōng kāi zhāo biāo

The education bureau will invite public bids for the library expansion project.

Core concept

An organized invitation that gathers competing offers and uses set criteria to choose a provider.

Common phrases

  • 开始招标kāi shǐ zhāo biāo

    begin inviting bids

  • 进行招标jìn xíng zhāo biāo

    conduct bidding

  • 公开招标gōng kāi zhāo biāo

    invite public bids

Similar words

投标tóu biāo: Submit an offer with proposed terms and a price to seek a contract.
竞标jìng biāo: Compete with other bidders by offering favorable terms to win a contract.
中标zhòng biāo: Be selected through a bidding process and receive the contract.

Definition in Chinese

以公开或定向邀请的方式发布招标信息，要求有资质的单位提交投标文件并按评审规则确定中标者。yǐ gōng kāi huò dìng xiàng yāo qǐng de fāng shì fā bù zhāo biāo xìn xī yāo qiú yǒu zī zhì dì dān wèi tí jiāo tóu biāo wén jiàn bìng àn píng shěn guī zé què dìng zhòng biāo zhě

Word origin

The compound 招标 (zhāobiāo, "invite bids") joins 招 (zhāo, "invite") and 标 (biāo, "bid or tender"), naming the act of inviting bids for comparison.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word commonly appears in announcements about construction, services, or supplies, so it is useful for recognizing formal business language outside a courtroom or auction.

Related words

  • 招标公告zhāo biāo gōng gàobid invitation noticenoun
  • 招标文件zhāo biāo wén jiànbidding documentsnoun
  • 招标人zhāo biāo rénbidding organizernoun

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