请愿

請願

qǐngyuàn

verb #21,159

Meanings

1 to petition
2 to appeal (to an authority)
3 to submit a petition

Characters

to request / to invite / please

wish / desire / willing

Examples

居民们联名请愿，要求修建公园。

Jūmín men liánmíng qǐngyuàn, yāoqiú xiūjiàn gōngyuán.

The residents signed a joint petition requesting the construction of a park.

他们向政府请愿，要求改善工作条件。

Tāmen xiàng zhèngfǔ qǐngyuàn, yāoqiú gǎishàn gōngzuò tiáojiàn.

They petitioned the government to improve working conditions.

Tips

memory

请 means 'to request / to invite' and 愿 means 'wish / desire'. To petition is literally to 'request a wish' — you are asking an authority to grant your desire.

Stroke Order

请 qǐng

愿 yuàn