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发誓

fā shì · fa shi

Traditional 發誓

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to vow
  2. to pledge
  3. to swear
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The morning run promise

  1. Dengdeng

    从(cóng)明天(míngtiān)开始(kāishǐ)，我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)跑步(pǎobù)！我(wǒ)发誓(fāshì)！

    From tomorrow I run every morning! I swear!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上个月(shànggèyuè)也(yě)这么(zhème)发誓(fāshì)。

    You swore the same thing last month.

  3. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)是(shì)真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)连(lián)运动鞋(yùndòngxié)都(dōu)买(mǎi)了(le)。

    This time it is real. I even bought sneakers.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)公园(gōngyuán)见(jiàn)。

    OK, then see you at the park at six tomorrow morning.

  5. Dengdeng

    六点(liùdiǎn)？我(wǒ)发誓(fāshì)的(de)是(shì)每天(měitiān)跑(pǎo)，没(méi)发誓(fāshì)几点(jǐdiǎn)跑(pǎo)。

    Six? I swore to run every day, not at what time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)发(fā)誓(shì)，这(zhè)次(cì)真(zhēn)不(bù)一(yí)样(yàng)。

I swear, this time it's truly different.

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02

她(tā)发(fā)誓(shì)以(yǐ)后(hòu)再(zài)也(yě)不(bù)说(shuō)谎(huǎng)了(le)。

She vowed never to lie again.

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