诺 nuò
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 若 if, supposing, assuming
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
诺言
nuòyán
promise; pledge
Characters in this word
言 yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 竞选时作出的诺言，最终要接受公共预算和现实条件的检验。 Jìngxuǎn shí zuòchū de nuòyán, zuìzhōng yào jiēshòu gōnggòng yùsuàn hé xiànshí tiáojiàn de jiǎnyàn. Promises made during an election must ultimately be tested against public budgets and real-world conditions.
- 他信守诺言，每个星期都来看奶奶。 Tā xìnshǒu nuòyán, měi ge xīngqī dōu lái kàn nǎinai. He keeps his promise and visits grandma every week.
- 许下的诺言就要做到，不能随便说说。 Xǔ xià de nuòyán jiù yào zuòdào, bù néng suíbiàn shuōshuo. A promise you have made must be kept; you can't just say it casually.
Related words
- 承诺 chéngnuò to promise, to commit
- 语言 yǔyán language
- 发言 fāyán to speak; to make a speech
- 言语 yányǔ speech; words
- 方言 fāngyán dialect
- 自言自语 zìyánzìyǔ to talk to oneself
- 不言而喻 bùyán'éryù self-evident; it goes without saying
- 传言 chuányán rumour; hearsay; it is rumoured
- 代言 dàiyán to endorse; to speak for
- 发言人 fāyánrén spokesperson
- 谎言 huǎngyán lie; false statement
- 名言 míngyán famous saying; famous quote