petition; memorial
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a petition; a memorial; a written report (to officials)
archaicA historical term for an official document submitted by commoners or lower officials to a magistrate or higher authority to report on a matter, make a request, or present a grievance. It was a formal, written communication in pre-modern Chinese bureaucracy.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
lián联
míng名
xiě写
le了
yī一
fèn份
bǐng禀
tiě帖
，
kěn恳
qǐng请
zhī知
xiàn县
jiǎn减
miǎn免
fù赋
shuì税
。
The villagers jointly signed a petition, begging the county magistrate to reduce taxes.
Zhè这
fèn份
bǐng禀
tiě帖
xiáng详
xì细
bǐng禀
bào报
le了
dāng当
dì地
de的
zāi灾
qíng情
。
This memorial reported in detail on the local disaster conditions.
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Zài在
Qīng清
dài代
，
dì递
jiāo交
bǐng禀
tiě帖
yǒu有
yī一
tào套
yán严
gé格
de的
gé格
shì式
。
In the Qing Dynasty, there was a strict format for submitting petitions.
Tā他
de的
yuān冤
qíng情
tōng通
guò过
yī一
fēng封
bǐng禀
tiě帖
chuán传
dào到
le了
zhī知
fǔ府
ěr耳
zhōng中
。
His grievance reached the prefect's ears through a petition.