申请(shēn qǐng)

HSK 42 charactersTrad. 申請

to apply for sth

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 申请 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我想申请驾驶执照。

    wǒ xiǎng shēn qǐng jià shǐ zhí zhào

    I’d like to apply for a driver’s licence.

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