"Petition" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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征求 zhēng qiú to solicit / to seek / to request (opinions, feedback etc) / to petition
申请书 shēn qǐng shū application / application form / petition (to higher authorities)
诉求 sù qiú to demand / to call for / to petition / demand / wish / request / to promote one's brand / to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message / pitch
请愿 qǐng yuàn petition (for action to be taken)
请愿书 qǐng yuàn shū petition
呈文 chéng wén petition (submitted to a superior)
呈 chéng to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color)
禀 bǐng to make a report (to a superior) / to give / to endow / to receive / petition
签呈 qiān chéng petition (submitted to a superior)
上书 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition
上访 shàng fǎng to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth
告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old) / to ask for leave to withdraw / to ask to be excused
群体性事件 qún tǐ xìng shì jiàn mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, melees and petition campaigns)
刘晓波 Liú Xiǎo bō Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010
零八宪章 líng bā xiàn zhāng Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
消除饥饿请愿- 10亿人在挨饿  Petition to End Hunger - 1 Billion Hungry Campaign / 1 billion hungry Petition to end Hunger
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