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申请shēn qǐngto apply for sth

HSK 4word

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申请 (shēn qǐng) means "to apply for" something, such as a job, a school, or a visa, as in 我想申请这个工作 (I want to apply for this job). As a noun it can mean an "application form," counted with 份, as in 这份申请 (this application form).

What does 申请 mean?

  1. 1.

    to apply for sthverb

  2. 2.

    application form (CL:份[fen4])noun

What do the characters in 申请 mean?

  • 申to state
  • 请to request

How do you use 申请?

申请 takes the thing applied for directly: 申请工作, 申请大学, 申请签证. The noun use is counted with 份.

What are some examples of 申请 in a sentence?

  1. 我想申请这个工作。

    Wǒ xiǎng shēnqǐng zhège gōngzuò.

    I want to apply for this job.

  2. 她申请了一所大学。

    Tā shēnqǐng le yì suǒ dàxué.

    She applied to a university.

  3. 请先看这份申请。

    Qǐng xiān kàn zhè fèn shēnqǐng.

    Please read this application form first.

How is 申请 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你申请大学了吗?

    Nǐ shēnqǐng dàxué le ma?

    Have you applied to universities?

  2. Speaker B:

    申请了三所,还在等结果。

    Shēnqǐng le sān suǒ, hái zài děng jiéguǒ.

    I applied to three and am still waiting for the results.

  3. Speaker A:

    什么时候能知道?

    Shénme shíhou néng zhīdào?

    When can you find out?

  4. Speaker B:

    下个月就知道了。

    Xià ge yuè jiù zhīdào le.

    I will know next month.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.