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申领 (shēn lǐng) — to apply (for an official document, license, permit, visa, etc.)

Definition

申领 focuses on the act of receiving or picking up an issued document (ID, license). Unlike 申请, which covers the full application process, 申领 emphasizes collecting the final item.

verb
to apply (for an official document, license, permit, visa, etc.)

Examples

  • 申领。
    Tā xū yào shēn lǐng xīn de shēn fèn zhèng.
    He needs to apply for a new ID card.
  • 申领。
    Wǒ men gōng sī zhèng zài shēn lǐng chū kǒu xǔ kě zhèng.
    Our company is applying for an export license.
  • 申领？
    Nǐ shēn lǐng jià zhào le ma?
    Have you applied for a driver's license?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

申shēnapply
领lǐngreceive

申 (apply) and 领 (receive) combine to mean applying to receive something.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a picture of a bolt of lightning. It was the original character for lightning and spirit.

Open 申 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →
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