申请shēn qǐngto apply for sth
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.
to apply for sthverb
- 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?
How is 申请 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你申请大学了吗?
Nǐ shēnqǐng dàxué le ma?
Have you applied to universities?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
什么时候能知道?
Shénme shíhou néng zhīdào?
When can you find out?
- 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.