许诺

許諾

xǔnuò

verb #7,746

Meanings

Tā xǔnuò huì zhàogù hǎo háizi.

He promised to take good care of the children.

Bú yào qīngyì xǔnuò zuò bú dào de shì.

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

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.

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