申请
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
申请 (shēnqǐng) · to apply (for)
申请 (shēnqǐng) means “to apply (for); application”. It is written with 2 characters: 申 (to report) + 请 (please). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 申请 is built
The characters
申 shēn · to report
What 申 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A bolt of lightning (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
请 qǐng · please
What 请 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想申请这个工作。Wǒ xiǎng shēnqǐng zhè ge gōngzuò.I want to apply for this job.
你申请奖学金了吗？Nǐ shēnqǐng jiǎngxuéjīn le ma?Did you apply for a scholarship?
Questions about 申请
What does 申请 mean?
申请 (shēnqǐng) means “to apply (for); application”.
How do you pronounce 申请?
申请 is pronounced shēnqǐng.
Which HSK level is 申请?
申请 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 申报shēnbàoto declare
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 请进qǐngjìnplease come in
- 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease sit down
- 请客qǐngkèto treat
- 请求qǐngqiúto ask
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
- 邀请yāoqǐngto invite
- 请柬qǐngjiǎninvitation card
Learn 申请 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.