shì

誓

Character · Verb · Noun

swear; oath

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to swear; to vow; to pledge

neutral

Used to express a firm, solemn commitment to an action or goal.

Tā他
fā发
shì誓
yào要
wèi为
jiā家
rén人
bào报
chóu仇
 。

He swore to avenge his family.

Wǒ我
men们
shì誓
shī师
chū出
zhēng征
 ,
jiān坚
jué决
wán完
chéng成
rèn任
wù务
 。

We held a swearing-in ceremony to march out and complete the mission resolutely.

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Tā他
shì誓
bù不
gān甘
xiū休
 ,
yī一
dìng定
yào要
zhǎo找
dào到
zhēn真
xiàng相
 。

He will not rest until he finds out the truth.

Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
shì誓
yào要
pū扑
miè灭
zhè这
chǎng场
shān山
huǒ火
 。

The firefighters vowed to put out this mountain fire.

Tā她
shì誓
shǒu守
chéng承
nuò诺
 ,
bù不
huì会
xiè泄
lòu露
mì秘
mì密
 。

She swore to keep her promise and would not reveal the secret.

2.

noun

oath; pledge; vow

neutral

Refers to the formal or solemn words expressing a firm commitment.

Zài在
guó国
qí旗
miàn面
qián前
xuān宣
dú读
xuān宣
shì誓
cí词
 。

Read the oath in front of the national flag.

Tā他
zhàn站
qǐ起
shēn身
 ,
qǐ起
shì誓
yào要
gǎi改
biàn变
xiàn现
zhuàng状
 。

He stood up and took an oath to change the status quo.

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Xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
rù入
zhí职
shí时
xū需
yào要
fā发
gè个
shì誓
 ,
zūn遵
shǒu守
gōng公
sī司
guī规
dìng定
 。

New employees need to take an oath to abide by company rules when they join the company.

Tā他
de的
shì誓
yán言
gǎn感
dòng动
le了
zài在
chǎng场
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
 。

His oath moved everyone present.

Liǎng两
guó国
lǐng领
dǎo导
rén人
qiān签
shǔ署
le了
hé和
píng平
shì誓
yán言
 。

The leaders of the two countries signed a peace pledge.