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忌讳

jì huì

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 忌諱

忌讳 (jì huì) means "taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 忌讳 means

1. taboo
2. to avoid as taboo
3. to abstain from

The characters in 忌讳

• 忌jìto be jealous of; fear; dread
• 讳huìto avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior

Sounds the same

Read jì huì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 际会opportunity; chance
• 季会quarterly meeting

Where 忌讳 is taught

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

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