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严禁

yán jìn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 嚴禁

严禁 (yán jìn) means "to strictly prohibit". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 严禁 means

1. to strictly prohibit

The characters in 严禁

• 严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 禁jìnto prohibit; to forbid

Example sentences

• 严禁吸烟。
  Smoking is strictly prohibited.
• 这房间内严禁吸烟。
  Smoking is not allowed in this room.
• 该国严禁进口稀有野生动物。
  Gāi guó yánjìn jìnkǒu xīyǒu yěshēngdòngwù.
  The importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.
• 严禁卖淫嫖娼，赌博，吸毒，酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动！
  Yánjìn màiyín piáochāng, dǔbó, xīdú, xùjiǔzīshì děng wéifǎ fànzuì huódòng!
  Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Where 严禁 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yā (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yán jìn correctly.
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