a report to a superior (historical)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
a written report or petition submitted by a subordinate to a superior in ancient times
archaicA historical administrative document, no longer in official use.
Zhī知
xiàn县
jiāng将
dāng当
dì地
zāi灾
qíng情
xiě写
chéng成
chéng呈
wén文
，
shàng上
bào报
gěi给
zhī知
fǔ府
。
The county magistrate wrote a report on the local disaster and submitted it to the prefectural magistrate.
Zhè这
fèn份
chéng呈
wén文
xiáng详
xì细
chén陈
shù述
le了
àn案
jiàn件
de的
jīng经
guò过
。
This petition detailed the course of the case.