请愿

請願
qǐngyuàn
petition (for action to be taken)

CEDICT

  1. (literary, Buddhism) to pray to Buddha
  2. to petition; to present a petition
  3. to pray to Buddha

Wiktionary

人民对国家政策、公共利害或其权益的维护，向民意机关或主管官署提出主张，称为「请愿」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 请 qǐng
  1. to ask
  2. to invite
  3. please (do sth)
  4. to treat (to a meal etc)
  5. to request
=2 愿 yuàn
  1. honest and prudent
  2. variant of 愿 yuàn
=2 愿 yuàn
  1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire
  2. to be willing
  3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ...
  4. vow; pledge

Containing this entry

请愿书 qǐngyuànshū petition

Related entries

呈文 chéngwén petition (submitted to a superior)
签呈 qiānchéng petition (submitted to a superior)
请愿书 qǐngyuànshū petition
呈 chéng
  1. to present to a superior
  2. memorial
  3. petition
  4. to present (a certain appearance)
  5. to assume (a shape)
  6. to be (a certain color)
图像在镜片中呈反向。

Through the lens the image was inverted.

Source: Tatoeba

申请书 shēnqǐngshū
  1. application
  2. application form
  3. petition (to higher authorities)
他在寫申請書呢。

He's writing an application.

Source: Tatoeba

禀 bǐng
  1. to make a report (to a superior)
  2. to give
  3. to endow
  4. to receive
  5. petition