"break your word" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 失信于人
• 不守承诺

Definition

没有履行自己承诺或答应要做的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达略显正式，多出现在关于信任或承诺的话题中。与“失信”、“违背诺言”类似，但“word”显得更正式些。通常用于重要的承诺。

Examples

If you break your word, people won't trust you.

如果你**失信于人**，大家就不会信任你。

He promised to help but then he broke his word.

他答应帮忙，结果**失信于人**。

I have never broken my word to you before.

我以前从未对你**失信过**。

If you break your word just once, it's hard to regain trust.

只要你**失信**一次，就很难再赢得别人的信任。

She would never break her word—she's very honorable.

她绝不会**失信于人**，她很有荣誉感。

Don't ask me to break my word; I gave him my promise.

别让我**失信于人**，我是答应他的。