保证 bǎozhèng to guarantee
to guarantee; ensure
How to remember 保证: 保 to protect + 证 prove = to guarantee.
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How it is used
- To guarantee or promise something will hold - 我保证按时完成 (wǒ bǎozhèng ànshí wánchéng) I guarantee I'll finish on time.
- Also a noun for a guarantee/assurance: 质量保证 (zhìliàng bǎozhèng) quality assurance.
- Stronger and more binding than 答应 (dāying, to agree/promise casually); 保证 stakes your credibility on the outcome, not just your willingness.
- Common frame 保证…(能/会) - 保证不再迟到 (bǎozhèng bú zài chídào) I promise not to be late again.
Example sentences
- 我向你保证。 Wǒ xiàng nǐ bǎozhèng.I promise.
- 我和你保证。 Wǒ hé nǐ bǎozhèng.I gave you my word.
- 我保证把工作做好。 Wǒ bǎozhèng bǎ gōngzuò zuòhǎo.I promise to do the job well.