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发誓 fāshì

发誓 fāshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 发誓 fāshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fāshì | fa1 shi4
English translation
to vow
to pledge
to swear

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

發誓

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 发誓 fāshì

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 发誓 fāshì .

发 fā

Explanation

Simplified form of both 發 fā (send out; to issue) and 髮 fā (hair). Derived from 犬 quǎn (dog), the bottom component of 髮 fā .

Positional decomposition

⿸？又 yòu

Number of Strokes

5
誓 shì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 言 yán represents the meaning and 折 shé represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿱折言

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 发誓 fāshì

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我 wǒ 发誓 fāshì 愿 yuàn 为 wéi 那些 nà xiē 不在乎 bù zài hu 我 wǒ 的 de 人 rén 冒险 màoxiǎn 陪上我的性命 xìngmìng 吗 mǎ ?

I pledge to risk my life for those who don't care about mine?

她 tā 发誓 fāshì 绝不 jué bù 再 zài 借 jiè 钱 Qián 给 gěi 别人 biéren .

She took a vow never to lend money to anyone again.

我 wǒ 敢 gǎn 发誓 fāshì , 我 wǒ 没 méi 同 tóng 他 tā 说 shuì 你 nǐ 任何 rènhé 事 shì .

I didn't say anything to him about you, on my oath.

我 wǒ 敢 gǎn 发誓 fāshì ,这件事 shì 我 wǒ 一点 yī diǎn 也 Yě 不 bù 知道 zhīdào .

On my honour I know nothing about it.

我俩都 dōu 发誓 fāshì 从此以后永远 yǒngyuǎn 是 shì 朋友 péngyou 。

We both swore we'd be friends ever after.

发誓 fāshì Decomposition

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发誓 fāshì Compounds

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