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HSK
7-9

vow

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shi4 shì

Meaning


Primary

vow

Alternatives

oath

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in the [4] bathroom of the [-_] house where he is fighting over a 斤 hoe with a 扌 finger in the bathtub. Finally, they make amends, and 誓 vow to never let a literal 斤 hoe come between them again. They exchange 言 words of the 誓 vow, and each puts the other's 言 word in their pocket for safe keeping.

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