严
禁

To strictly prohibit in Chinese: 严禁 (yán jìn)

yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嚴禁1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to strictly prohibit

Stroke order

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严
禁

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

严禁

Simplified

嚴禁

Traditional

Example sentences

See 严禁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 公共场所严禁吸烟。

    gōng gòng chǎng suǒ yán jìn xī yān。

    Smoking is strictly prohibited in public places.

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Related words

严

yán

tight (closely sealed)

禁止

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

grave

严肃

yán sù

solemn

严厉

yán lì

severe

不禁

bù jīn

can't help (doing sth)

禁忌

jìn jì

taboo

禁区

jìn qū

restricted area

严谨

yán jǐn

rigorous

严峻

yán jùn

grim

严密

yán mì

strict

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