保证保證 bǎozhèng — to guarantee, to promise; guarantee
bǎozhèng (third tone, dipping)bao3zheng4
Traditional: 保證
to guarantee, to promise; guarantee
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verbnoun
Meanings
to guarantee, to promise; guarantee
To stake yourself on an outcome — 保 to vouch, 证 to certify. It is stronger than a plain promise: what follows 我保证 is supposed to be as good as done, which is why children reach for it when trust has run out.
verb
Example sentences
- 我保证，我明天八点以前一定到。我保證，我明天八點以前一定到。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) bǎozhèng, (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) bā (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) yídìng (second tone, rising) dào. (fourth tone, falling)···
I promise I will be there before eight tomorrow.
- 儿子保证过，考试以前不玩游戏。兒子保證過，考試以前不玩遊戲。Érzi (neutral tone) bǎozhèngguo, (third tone, dipping) kǎoshì (third tone, dipping) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) wán (second tone, rising) yóuxì. (second tone, rising)···
Our son promised he would not play games before the exam.