发
誓

To vow in Chinese: 发誓 (fā shì)

fā shì

to vow

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發誓1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to vow
  2. 2to pledge
  3. 3to swear

Stroke order

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发
誓

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发誓

Simplified

發誓

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他发誓以后再也不撒谎了。

    tā fā shì yǐ hòu zài yě bù sā huǎng le。

    He swore he would never lie again.

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Related words

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fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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