宣誓 meaning in English

xuānshì

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

HSK 7-923 strokes

Meaning of 宣誓

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xuānshì
  1. to swear an oath (of office)
  2. to make a vow

宣誓 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

骑qí士shì宣xuān誓shì效xiào忠zhōng于yú国guó王wáng。
The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.
下xià个gè月yuè是shì他tā们men的de五wǔ十shí周zhōu年nián纪jì念niàn,他tā们men打dǎ算suàn重chóng新xīn宣xuān誓shì。
Next month is their 50th anniversary, and they're planning on renewing their vows.
我wǒ向xiàng国guó旗qí宣xuān誓shì效xiào忠zhōng。
I pledge allegiance to the flag.

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宣 xuān · to proclaim · 9 strokes

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誓 shì · to swear · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 宣誓.

宣布xuānbùto declare; to announce
宣传xuānchuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
发誓fāshìto vow; to pledge
宣称xuānchēngto assert; to claim
宣告xuāngàoto declare; to proclaim
宣言xuānyándeclaration; manifesto
宣扬xuānyángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
宣读xuāndúto read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
宣泄xuānxièto drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself
誓言shìyánto pledge; to promise
宣战xuānzhànto declare war
宣判xuānpànto deliver one's judgement; to give one's verdict

Questions about 宣誓

What does 宣誓 mean?

宣誓 (xuānshì) means "to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow".

How do you write 宣誓?

宣誓 is made of 2 characters: 宣 (9 strokes), 誓 (14 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 宣誓 an HSK word?

Yes. 宣誓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.