Definition
请愿 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to present a petition'. It can be split: the verb 请 takes aspect markers or measure words, and the object 愿 follows. For example, 请了一次愿 ('petitioned once'). The target of the petition is introduced with 向 or 给: 向政府请愿 ('petition the government').
v.o.
to present a petitionto petition
Examples
- 请愿，。Gōngrénmen xiàng zhèngfǔ qǐng yuàn, yāoqiú gǎishàn gōngzuò tiáojiàn.The workers petitioned the government, demanding improved working conditions.
- ，。Tāmen qǐng le yí cì yuàn, dàn méiyǒu rén lǐ tāmen.They petitioned once, but no one responded to them.
- 请愿。Zhè cì qǐng yuàn huódòng dédào le hěnduō rén de zhīchí.This petition campaign received support from many people.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.