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禁止

jìn zhǐ

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

禁止 (jìn zhǐ) means "to prohibit". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 禁止 means

1. to prohibit
2. to forbid
3. to ban

The characters in 禁止

• 禁jìnto prohibit; to forbid
• 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit; until

Example sentences

• 禁止跨越。
  Jìnzhǐ kuàyuè.
  No leaping over.
• 禁止入内。
  No Trespassing.
• 禁止停车。
  No parking.
• 禁止吸烟。
  Smoking is prohibited.
• 禁止吐痰。
  Spitting is prohibited.
• 禁止入池。
  Do not enter the pool.

Words starting with 禁止

• 禁止吸烟jìn zhǐ xī yānNo smoking!
• 禁止驶入jìn zhǐ shǐ rùDo not enter! (road sign)

Words containing 禁止

• 令行禁止lìng xíng jìn zhǐ(lit.) orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)…
• 全面禁止quán miàn jìn zhǐcomplete prohibition; total ban
• 全面禁止核试验条约Quán miàn Jìn zhǐ Hé shì yàn Tiáo yuēComprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Where 禁止 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Society, law & regulations (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jìn zhǐ correctly.
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