发誓

发誓 fāshì

Vow (pledge)

发誓 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體發誓 fashi

What 发誓 means

Vow (pledge)

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Character by character

发誓 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

发

fā

Send (produce - express - hair)

誓

shì

Oath (vow - swear - pledge)

Words that share a character with 发誓

How to write 发誓

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发誓 in a sentence

他发誓再也不犯同样的错误。

Tā fāshì zài yě bú fàn tóngyàng de cuòwù.

He swore never to make the same mistake again.

我发誓说的都是实话。

Wǒ fāshì shuō de dōu shì shíhuà.

I swear everything I said is true.

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Questions about 发誓

What does 发誓 mean in English?

发誓 is pronounced fāshì and means Vow (pledge).

How do you pronounce 发誓?

发誓 is fāshì in pinyin — written fashi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 发誓?

发誓 is written with 2 characters: 发 (fā) Send (produce - express - hair), 誓 (shì) Oath (vow - swear - pledge). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 发誓 written in traditional Chinese?

發誓. The simplified form 发誓 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 發誓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fāshì.

Is 发誓 an HSK word?

Yes — 发誓 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

发呆 fādāi 发动 fādòng 发觉 fājué 发射 fāshè 发行 fāxíng 发炎 fāyán 发扬 fāyáng 发育 fāyù

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