许诺

許諾

xǔnuò

verb #7,746

Meanings

HSK 2

他许诺会照顾好孩子。

Tā xǔnuò huì zhàogù hǎo háizi.

He promised to take good care of the children.

HSK 4

不要轻易许诺做不到的事。

Búyào qīngyì xǔnuò zuò búdào de shì.

Don't easily promise things you can't deliver.

HSK 5

政府许诺将改善医疗条件。

Zhèngfǔ xǔnuò jiāng gǎishàn yīliáo tiáojiàn.

The government pledged to improve medical conditions.

usage

许诺 is more formal and literary than 答应 (dāying, to agree/promise) or 保证 (bǎozhèng, to guarantee). It's often used for solemn or public commitments.

许 xǔ

诺 nuò