Definition & Meaning

make/present a petition; entreat

Word usage

Words with qing yuan

qǐng yuàn

请 愿

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v.make/present a petition; entreat
- xiàng mǒu rén qǐng yuàn
  向某人请愿
  petition somebody for something
- xiàng shàng jí dì jiāo qǐng yuàn shū
  向上级递交请愿书
  present a petition to the head
- fǎn duì xiū xīn lù de qǐng yuàn
  反对修新路的请愿
  a petition against the new road
- jiā zhǎng qǐng yuàn kěn qiú xué xiào xiū dìng zhāo shēng zhèng cè
  家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。
  Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.
- fǎn duì guān bì gāi gōng chǎng de qǐng yuàn shū bèi shì zhǎng suǒ jù jué
  反对关闭该工厂的请愿书被市长所拒绝。
  A petition against closing the factory was rejected by the mayor.

Word usage

Separable word
"请" and "愿" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 不少学生为这件事请过愿。
  Many students have presented a petition for it.
- 谁带领他们请的愿?
  Who led them to present a petition?

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