申领 shēnlǐng to apply (for license, visa etc)
How to remember 申领: 申 to state + 领 neck = to apply (for license, visa etc).
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How it is used
- To apply to receive (a license, card, benefit): 申领驾照 (shēnlǐng jiàzhào) to apply for a driver's license.
- Combines 'apply' + 'receive/collect'; the outcome is getting an official document or entitlement.
- Bureaucratic register; narrower than 申请 (shēnqǐng): 申领 specifically means applying to obtain something issued to you.