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oath; vow; to swear; to pledge

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Components 折言

vow · Heisig RSH #2192

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
誓不两立	shì bù liǎng lì	the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoint…
誓死不从	shì sǐ bù cóng	to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)
誓死不降	shì sǐ bù xiáng	to vow to fight to the death
山盟海誓	shān méng hǎi shì	to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods
海誓山盟	hǎi shì shān méng	to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods
盟山誓海	méng shān shì hǎi	to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love; to swear by all the Gods
宣誓供词证明	xuān shì gòng cí zhèng míng	(law) affidavit; deposition
宣誓证言	xuān shì zhèng yán	sworn testimony
监誓人	jiān shì rén	oath administrator; oath supervisor
誓不反悔	shì bù fǎn huǐ	to vow not to break one's promise
发誓	fā shì	to vow; to pledge; to swear
宣誓书	xuān shì shū	affidavit
作誓	zuò shì	to pledge
誓言	shì yán	to pledge; to promise; oath; vow
宣誓就职	xuān shì jiù zhí	to swear the oath of office
誓死	shì sǐ	to pledge one's life
起誓	qǐ shì	to vow; to swear an oath
誓词	shì cí	oath; pledge
誓约	shì yuē	oath; vow; pledge; promise
誓师	shì shī	to vow before one's troops