Verbvow; pledge; swear an oath

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 发誓.
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Character Breakdown

发誓 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 发誓 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发誓 with other words naturally.
Verb + Verbwith
shì
shuō
neutralSpoken
swear and say
Verb + Object
shì
bǎo
neutral
swear to keep a secret
shì
informalSpoken
swear a solemn oath
Adverb + Verbwith郑重
zhèng
zhòng
shì
formal
solemnly swear

Example Sentences with 发誓

shì
shuō
huǎng
I swear not to lie.
zài
hūn
shàng
men
zhèng
zhòng
shì
yào
zhōng
chéng
gòng
shēng
At the wedding, they solemnly vowed to be faithful to each other and spend their lives together.
nán
dào
zhēn
de
shì
duì
zhè
jiàn
shì
háo
zhī
qíng
ma
Do you really swear that you knew nothing about this matter?
shì
yào
xué
kǎo
shàng
hǎo
xué
He vowed to study hard and get into a good university.
jǐn
guǎn
shì
huì
gǎi
zhèng
dàn
jiā
duì
de
chéng
nuò
zài
xìn
rèn
Although he swore he would correct himself, people no longer trusted his promises.
shì
jué
zài
fàn
tóng
yàng
de
cuò
qǐng
zài
gěi
huì
I swear I will never make the same mistake again; please give me another chance.
shì
zài
chī
shí
pǐn
le
wèi
le
jiàn
kāng
zhuó
xiǎng
She swore she would never eat junk food again, for the sake of her health.
xià
xiàng
shì
shuō
dìng
huì
bǎo
shǒu
zhè
ge
He privately swore to me that he would definitely keep this secret.