(fā shì) - swear an oath, vow in Mandarin
fāshìTraditional: 發誓
HSK 5
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Translation
swear an oath, vow
Word origin
A compound of 发 (fa) 'to issue, to send out' and 誓 (shi) 'oath, vow'. The character 誓 carries 言 (speech) below 折, and the word means 'to make an oath'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 发 (fa, 'to issue') + 誓 (shi, 'oath', with 言 'speech')
Stroke order
发
誓
Examples
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I swear I won't tell.
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He vowed to succeed.
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She swore to love him for life.
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I swear I will never lie again.
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He swore he would look after his family.
发誓 (fā shì) means swear an oath, vow. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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