diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/zh-CN.json b/app/soapbox/locales/zh-CN.json
index 94617f21f4..e1eab5e31f 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
   "compose.submit_success": "帖文已发送！",
   "compose_event.create": "创建",
   "compose_event.edit_success": "您的活动被编辑了",
-  "compose_event.fields.approval_required": "我想手动批准参与请求",
+  "compose_event.fields.approval_required": "我想手动批准参与申请",
   "compose_event.fields.banner_label": "活动横幅",
   "compose_event.fields.description_hint": "支持 Markdown 语法",
   "compose_event.fields.description_label": "活动说明",
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
   "compose_event.reset_location": "重设位置",
   "compose_event.submit_success": "您的活动已创建",
   "compose_event.tabs.edit": "编辑详细信息",
-  "compose_event.tabs.pending": "管理请求",
+  "compose_event.tabs.pending": "管理申请",
   "compose_event.update": "更新",
   "compose_event.upload_banner": "上传活动横幅",
   "compose_form.direct_message_warning": "此帖文仅对所有被提及的用户可见。",
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
   "confirmations.kick_from_group.heading": "踢出群组成员",
   "confirmations.kick_from_group.message": "您确定要将 @{name} 踢出此群组吗？",
   "confirmations.leave_event.confirm": "离开活动",
-  "confirmations.leave_event.message": "如果您想重新加入此活动，请求将被再次人工审核。您确定要继续吗？",
+  "confirmations.leave_event.message": "如果您想重新加入此活动，申请将被再次人工审核。您确定要继续吗？",
   "confirmations.leave_group.confirm": "离开",
   "confirmations.leave_group.heading": "离开群组",
   "confirmations.leave_group.message": "您即将离开此小组。您想继续吗？",
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
   "email_passthru.generic_fail.body": "请重新请求确认邮件。",
   "email_passthru.generic_fail.heading": "出错了",
   "email_passthru.success": "您的电子邮件已通过验证！",
-  "email_passthru.token_expired.body": "您的电子邮件令牌已经过期。请从您发送此电子邮件确认的 {bold} 处申请新的电子邮件确认。",
+  "email_passthru.token_expired.body": "您的电子邮件令牌已经过期。请从您发送此电子邮件确认的 {bold} 处请求新的电子邮件确认。",
   "email_passthru.token_expired.heading": "令牌已经过期",
   "email_passthru.token_not_found.body": "您的电子邮件令牌没有找到。请从您发送此电子邮件确认的 {bold} 处申请新的电子邮件确认。",
   "email_passthru.token_not_found.heading": "非法令牌",
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
   "empty_column.community": "本站时间轴暂时没有内容，快写点什么让它动起来吧！",
   "empty_column.direct": "您还没有使用过私信。当您发出或者收到私信时，它会在这里显示。",
   "empty_column.domain_blocks": "目前没有被隐藏的站点。",
-  "empty_column.event_participant_requests": "目前没有待处理的活动参与请求。",
+  "empty_column.event_participant_requests": "目前没有待处理的活动参与申请。",
   "empty_column.event_participants": "没有人加入过此活动。若有，则会显示在这里。",
   "empty_column.favourited_statuses": "您还没有点赞过任何帖文。点赞过的帖文会显示在这里。",
   "empty_column.favourites": "没有人点赞过此帖文。若有，则会显示在这里。",
@@ -773,9 +773,9 @@
   "group.group_mod_unblock": "解除屏蔽",
   "group.group_mod_unblock.success": "已从群组中解除屏蔽 @{name}",
   "group.header.alt": "群组标题",
-  "group.join.private": "请求加入群组",
+  "group.join.private": "申请加入群组",
   "group.join.public": "加入群组",
-  "group.join.request_success": "已请求加入群组",
+  "group.join.request_success": "已申请加入群组",
   "group.join.success": "已加入群组",
   "group.leave": "离开群组",
   "group.leave.success": "离开了群组",
@@ -833,9 +833,9 @@
   "intervals.full.hours": "{number} 小时",
   "intervals.full.minutes": "{number} 分钟",
   "join_event.hint": "您可以告诉组织者您为什么想参加此活动：",
-  "join_event.join": "请求参加",
+  "join_event.join": "申请参加",
   "join_event.placeholder": "发送给组织者的信息",
-  "join_event.request_success": "已请求参加活动",
+  "join_event.request_success": "已申请参加活动",
   "join_event.success": "已参加活动",
   "join_event.title": "参加活动",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.back": "返回上一页",