Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
申请
shēnqǐng
Description
当你想要得到一个东西，比如工作、签证或者奖学金，你需要向别人正式地提出请求，这就叫申请。
When you want to get something, like a job, visa, or scholarship, you need to formally ask someone; this is called 申请.
Meanings
申请shēnqǐng
to apply for (a job, visa, etc.)
我想申请这所大学。
I want to apply to this university.
申请shēnqǐng
an application (the request itself)
他的申请通过了。
His application was approved.
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Notes
- Etymology
申 (to state) + 请 (to request), meaning to formally request something.
- Nuance
works as both verb (to apply) and noun (the application).
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