Chinese word

宣誓

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuān shì

Meaning

  • verbtake an oath

Example

请举手并宣誓。qíng jú shǒu bìng xuān shì

Please raise your hand and take an oath.

Illustration for 宣誓 (take an oath)

More examples

法官在就职当天向宪法宣誓。fǎ guān zài jiù zhí dàng tiān xiàng xiàn fǎ xuān shì

The judge took an oath to the Constitution on the day they took office.

Core concept

A solemn promise spoken aloud before other people or an institution.

Common phrases

  • 在就职典礼上宣誓zài jiù zhí dián lǐ shàng xuān shì

    take an oath at the inauguration ceremony

  • 向宪法宣誓xiàng xiàn fǎ xuān shì

    take an oath to the Constitution

  • 在法庭上宣誓zài fǎ tíng shàng xuān shì

    take an oath in court

Similar words

发誓fā shì: To swear strongly to do something or keep a promise.
起誓qǐ shì: To make a solemn oath in a serious or ceremonial setting.
承诺chéng nuò: To promise another person that a specified action or condition will be honored.
保证bǎo zhèng: To assure someone that a fact or result is certain.

Definition in Chinese

在公开或正式场合用庄重的言辞表示立誓或作出正式承诺，通常具有法律或仪式性质。zài gōng kāi huò zhèng shì chǎng hé yòng zhuāng zhòng de yán cí biǎo shì lì shì huò zuò chū zhèng shì chéng nuò tōng cháng jù yǒu fǎ lǜ huò yí shì xìng zhì

Word origin

宣誓 (xuānshì, "to take an oath") combines 宣 (xuān, "proclaim") + 誓 (shì, "oath"), joining public declaration with a solemn promise.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use "promise" for both casual and serious commitments, but this verb marks a public or institutional commitment and therefore sounds formal in everyday conversation.

Other meanings

  • oathnoun

Related words

  • 宣誓书xuān shì shūwritten oathnoun
  • 宣誓词xuān shì cíoath textnoun
  • 宣誓仪式xuān shì yí shìoath-taking ceremonynoun

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