to swear; to vow; an oath
Animated Stroke Order 誓
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HSK Vocabulary: 誓
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 誓 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
xǔ许
xià下
le了
ài爱
de的
shì誓
yán言
。
He made a vow of love at the wedding.
2
jiāng将
jūn军
zài在
chū出
zhēng征
qián前
jǔ举
xíng行
le了
shì誓
shī师
dà大
huì会
。
The general held a rally before the expedition.
3
wǒ我
fā发
shì誓
yào要
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bǎo保
hù护
nǐ你
。
I swear to protect you forever.
4
wǒ我
fā发
shì誓
bù不
shuō说
huǎng谎
。
I swear not to lie.
5
tā他
fā发
shì誓
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
，
kǎo考
shàng上
hǎo好
dà大
xué学
。
He vowed to study hard and get into a good university.
6
tā她
fā发
shì誓
zài再
yě也
bù不
chī吃
lā垃
jī圾
shí食
pǐn品
le了
，
wèi为
le了
jiàn健
kāng康
zhuó着
xiǎng想
。
She swore she would never eat junk food again, for the sake of her health.
7
wǒ我
xuān宣
shì誓
yào要
hǎo好
hào好
xué学
xí习
。
I swear to study hard.
8
tā他
zài在
jiù就
zhí职
diǎn典
lǐ礼
shàng上
xuān宣
shì誓
chéng成
wéi为
zǒng总
tǒng统
。
He swore to become president at the inauguration ceremony.
9
xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
zài在
rù入
zhí职
shí时
xuān宣
shì誓
zūn遵
shǒu守
gōng公
sī司
guī规
dìng定
。
New employees swear to abide by company regulations upon joining.
Information
Traditional誓
Radical言
Strokes14
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2866
Zhuyinㄕˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8A93
CangjieQKYMR
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Cultural note
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