How to Say ‘I can't promise.’ in Simplified Chinese
不敢保证。
bù gǎn bǎo zhèng
[bù gǎn bǎozhèng]
💬 Usage Tip: 敢 (gǎn) normally means "dare", but 不敢 here just means "can't really" and sounds modest rather than fearful.
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
敢
gǎn
[gǎn]
to dare
To have courage or confidence to do something.
我不敢说。
I don't dare say.
保证
bǎo zhèng
[bǎozhèng]
to guarantee
To promise something will certainly happen.
我保证准时到。
I promise to arrive on time.
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