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申请

shēn qǐng

apply

Usage note

申请表示提出请求,希望得到批准。

shēn qǐng biǎo shì tí chū qǐng qiú, xī wàng dé dào pī zhǔn。

Apply means to make a request and hope for approval.

Context note

申请常用于学校、工作和证件。

shēn qǐng cháng yòng yú xué xiào 、 gōng zuò hé zhèng jiàn。

Apply often appears with school, jobs, and documents.

5 examples

申请入学。
wǒ shēn qǐng rù xué。
I apply for admission.
申请了签证。
tā shēn qǐng le qiān zhèng。
He applied for a visa.
请填写申请表。
qǐng tián xiě shēn qǐng biǎo。
Please fill out the application form.
申请参加活动。
tā shēn qǐng cān jiā huó dòng。
She applied to join the event.
我们要先申请
wǒ men yào xiān shēn qǐng。
We need to apply first.

5 mini stories

他写好申请表就交上去了。
tā xiě hǎo shēn qǐng biǎo jiù jiāo shàng qù le。
He filled out the application form and submitted it.
妈妈帮我申请学校。
mā ma bāng wǒ shēn qǐng xué xiào。
Mom helped me apply to school.
他们申请了很多次才成功。
tā men shēn qǐng le hěn duō cì cái chéng gōng。
They applied many times before succeeding.
申请手续不复杂。
shēn qǐng shǒu xù bú fù zá。
The application process is not complicated.
她正在申请新的工作。
tā zhèng zài shēn qǐng xīn de gōng zuò。
She is applying for a new job.

Mini dialogue

申请借书证

A
我想申请一张图书馆的借书证。
Wǒ xiǎng shēn qǐng yī zhāng tú shū guǎn de jiè shū zhèng.
I want to apply for a library card.
B
好的,请填写这张申请表。
Hǎo de, qǐng tián xiě zhè zhāng shēn qǐng biǎo.
Okay, please fill out this application form.

申请参加俱乐部

A
申请参加学校的科学俱乐部了吗?
Nǐ shēn qǐng cān jiā xué xiào de kē xué jù lè bù le ma?
Did you apply to join the school's science club?
B
还没有,我打算今天在网上申请
Hái méi yǒu, wǒ dǎ suàn jīn tiān zài wǎng shàng shēn qǐng.
Not yet, I plan to apply online today.

Related words and contrasts

similar
请求
qǐng qiú
request

申请 is more formal, often for official applications; 请求 is a general request.

related
报名
bào míng
sign up

报名 is used for signing up for activities or classes, often part of an application process.

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