发誓發誓

fā shì

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to vow; to pledge; to swear

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Characters

发fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair又誓shìto swear, to pledge; oath折言

Examples

他发誓要戒烟。

Tā fā shì yào jiè yān.

He vowed to give up smoking.

我发誓我什么也没做。

Wǒ fā shì wǒ shén me yě méi zuò.

I swear I didn't do anything.

我能发誓这箱子里有东西。

Wǒ néng fā shì zhè xiāng zi lǐ yǒu dōng xi.

I could swear there's something inside this box.