swear; take an oath
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to swear an oath; to make a vow invoking punishment if broken
informalOften used to express extreme sincerity or to settle a dispute. The vow can be directed at a deity, one's ancestors, or fate.
Tā他
dǔ赌
zhòu咒
fā发
shì誓
shuō说
nà那
bǐ笔
qián钱
bù不
shì是
tā他
tōu偷
de的
。
He swore an oath that he didn't steal that money.
Wèi为
le了
ràng让
qī妻
zi子
xiāng相
xìn信
，
tā他
shèn甚
zhì至
dǔ赌
zhòu咒
shuō说
rú如
guǒ果
sā撒
huǎng谎
jiù就
tiān天
dǎ打
léi雷
pī劈
。
To make his wife believe him, he even swore that if he lied, he would be struck by lightning.
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Liǎng两
gè个
rén人
shéi谁
dōu都
bù不
fú服
，
zuì最
hòu后
zhǐ只
hǎo好
hù互
xiāng相
dǔ赌
zhòu咒
lái来
zhèng证
míng明
qīng清
bái白
。
Neither of them would back down, so in the end they had to swear oaths to prove their innocence.
Bié别
dòng动
bù不
dòng动
jiù就
dǔ赌
zhòu咒
，
jǔ举
tóu头
sān三
chǐ尺
yǒu有
shén神
míng明
。
Don't swear oaths so recklessly; the gods are watching.