申请 shēnqǐng apply for
apply for; application
How to remember 申请: 申 to state + 请 please = apply for.
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How it is used
- To formally apply for something, or the application itself - 申请签证 (shēnqǐng qiānzhèng) apply for a visa, 申请工作 apply for a job.
- Register is official/bureaucratic: you 申请 things granted by an institution (schools, visas, funding), not casual requests.
- Contrast 要求 (yāoqiú) 'demand/require' and 请求 (qǐngqiú) 'request'; 申请 specifically implies submitting a formal request to an authority.
Example sentences
- 请填写申请表。 Qǐng tiánxiě shēnqǐngbiǎo.Please fill in the application form.
- 我申请了签证。 Wǒ shēnqǐng le qiānzhèng.I applied for a visa.
- 没有合格的申请人吗？ Méiyǒu hégé de shēnqǐngrén ma?Aren't there any qualified applicants?