禁
忌

Taboo in Chinese: 禁忌 (jìn jì)

jìn jì

taboo

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1taboo
  2. 2contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3to abstain from

Stroke order

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禁
忌

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 每个国家都有自己的文化禁忌。

    měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu zì jǐ de wén huà jìn jì。

    Every country has its own cultural taboos.

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Related words

忌

jì

to be jealous of

禁止

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

不禁

bù jīn

can't help (doing sth)

妒忌

dù jì

to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)

忌讳

jì huì

taboo

忌口

jì kǒu

abstain from certain food (as when ill)

禁区

jìn qū

restricted area

严禁

yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

禁不住

jīn bu zhù

can't help it

情不自禁

qíng bù zì jīn

unable to restrain emotions

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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