Chinese word dictionary

宣誓

xuānshì · to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow

Practice word

Word information

Simplified宣誓

Traditional宣誓

Pinyinxuānshì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

宣xuān

to proclaim, to declare, to announce; surname

誓shì

to swear, to pledge; oath

How to learn 宣誓

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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宣布xuānbù

to declare; to announce; to proclaim; variant of 宣布[xuan1 bu4]

宣传xuānchuán

to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda; CL:個|个[ge4]

发誓fāshì

to vow; to pledge; to swear

宣称xuānchēng

to assert; to claim

宣读xuāndú

to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)

宣告xuāngào

to declare; to proclaim