一諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn

a promise that will be kept; keep one's word

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept

Characters

Character Meaning
one; 1; single
to promise; to consent; (literary) yes!
thousand; see qiū qiān
gold; money; golden