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申请 (shēn qǐng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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申请 (shēn qǐng): To apply (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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申请 consists of 2 characters.

to state, to explain; the ninth earthly branch

to invite; please

How to Use 申请 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 申请 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith成功

shēn申

qǐng请

chéng成

gōng功

neutral

successful application

Verb + Nounwith材料

shēn申

qǐng请

cái材

liào料

Adverb + Verbwith在线

zài在

xiàn线

shēn申

qǐng请

Verb + Object

shēn申

qǐng请

qiān签

zhèng证

neutral

apply for a visa

Example Sentences with 申请

wǒ我

shēn申

qǐng请

yí一

gè个

píng苹

guǒ果

neutral

application materials

neutral

apply online

tí提

jiāo交

shēn申

qǐng请

formal

submit an application

。

I apply for an apple.

wǒ我

xiǎng想

shēn申

qǐng请

qù去

zhōng中

guó国

xué学

xí习

。

I want to apply to study in China.

wǒ我

xiǎng想

shēn申

qǐng请

yán延

cháng长

wǒ我

de的

qiān签

zhèng证

yǒu有

xiào效

qī期

。

I want to apply for an extension of my visa's validity period.

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xué学

jiào校

zhèng正

zài在

shēn申

qǐng请

yì一

bǐ笔

zhòng重

yào要

de的

yán研

jiū究

jīng经

fèi费

。

The school is applying for an important research grant.

tā他

shēn申

qǐng请

le了

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

。

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

shēn申

qǐng请

yóu由

yú于

cái材

liào料

bù不

quán全

，

tā他

de的

dài

gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

shēn申

qǐng请

yī一

xiàng项

xīn新

tā他

xiān先

shēn申

qǐng请

le了

hù护

zhào照

，

rán然

hòu

He applied for this job.

nà那

suǒ所

dà大

xué学

de的

jiǎng奖

xué学

jīn金

？

When do you plan to apply for that university's scholarship?

贷

kuǎn款

shēn申

qǐng请

bèi被

jù拒

jué绝

le了

。

Due to incomplete materials, his loan application was rejected.

zhuān专

lì利

。

The company is applying for a new patent.

后

cái才

yù预

dìng订

le了

guó国

jì际

jī机

piào票

。

He applied for a passport first, and then booked the international flight ticket.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 申请.

比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
表格biǎo géform; table
到底dào dǐin the end
大概dà gàiprobably; maybe
改变gǎi biànto change
积极jī jíactive
工资gōng zīwage; salary
饺子jiǎo zidumpling
对话duì huàdialogue
大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy
过程guò chéngcourse of events
表扬biǎo yángto praise

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 申请.

Words with 申

申办shēn bàn
申报shēn bào
申诉shēn sù
申领shēn lǐng
重申chóng shēn

Words with 请

请假qǐng jiàHSK 3
邀请yāo qǐngHSK 4

敬请jìng qǐng

聘请pìn qǐng

请坐qǐng zuò

请客qǐng kè

请帖qǐng tiě

请教qǐng jiào