誓言 meaning in English

shìyán

to pledge; to promise

21 strokes

Meaning of 誓言

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìyán
  1. to pledge
  2. to promise
  3. oath
  4. vow

誓言 in example sentences

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

孩hái子zi因yīn糖táng果guǒ受shòu骗piàn, 大dà人rén因yīn誓shì言yán上shàng当dàng。
Children are to be deceived with sweets and men with oaths.
安ān乐lè死sǐ与yǔ希xī波bō克kè拉lā底dǐ誓shì言yán相xiāng冲chōng突tū。
Euthanasia comes into conflict with the Hippocratic oath.

Stroke order for each character

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誓 shì · to swear · 14 strokes

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言 yán · words · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 誓言.

语言yǔyánlanguage
发言fāyánto make a speech; statement
言语yányǔwords; speech
留言liúyánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
传言chuányánrumor; hearsay
自言自语zìyán-zìyǔ(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
发言人fāyánrénspokesperson
发誓fāshìto vow; to pledge
谎言huǎngyánlie
预言yùyánto predict; prophecy
谣言yáoyánrumor
宣誓xuānshìto swear an oath (of office); to make a vow

Questions about 誓言

What does 誓言 mean?

誓言 (shìyán) means "to pledge; to promise".

How do you write 誓言?

誓言 is made of 2 characters: 誓 (14 strokes), 言 (7 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.