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诺言

nuò yán · nuo yan

Traditional 諾言

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. promise
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A promise of a book

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)还(hái)记得(jìde)上个月(shànggèyuè)的(de)诺言(nuòyán)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, do you remember your promise from last month?

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)诺言(nuòyán)？我(wǒ)说过(shuōguò)很多(hěnduō)话(huà)。

    What promise? I have said a lot of things.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)送(sòng)我(wǒ)一本(yīběn)书(shū)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)你的(nǐde)诺言(nuòyán)。

    You said you would give me a book today. That is your promise.

  4. Liangliang

    好好好(hǎohǎohǎo)，我(wǒ)信守(xìnshǒu)诺言(nuòyán)！书(shū)在(zài)包(bāo)里(lǐ)。

    OK OK OK, I keep my promise! The book is in my bag.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这本(zhèběn)就是(jiùshì)我(wǒ)要(yào)送(sòng)你(nǐ)的(de)书(shū)。

    Look, this is the book I am giving you.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)这本(zhèběn)书(shū)是(shì)我(wǒ)上个月(shànggèyuè)借给(jiègěi)你(nǐ)的(de)！

    But I lent you this book last month!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)该(gāi)违(wéi)背(bèi)你(nǐ)的(de)诺(nuò)言(yán)。

You shouldn't break promises.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)信(xìn)守(shǒu)我(wǒ)的(de)诺(nuò)言(yán)。

I have always kept my word.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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