禁
止

To prohibit in Chinese: 禁止 (jìn zhǐ)

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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禁
止

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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

  • 禁止入内。

    jìn zhǐ rù nèi。

    No Trespassing.

  • 禁止停车。

    jìn zhǐ tíng chē。

    No parking.

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Related words

止

zhǐ

to stop

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

阻止

zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly

为止

wéi zhǐ

until

终止

zhōng zhǐ

to stop

不禁

bù jīn

can't help (doing sth)

截止

jié zhǐ

to close

禁忌

jìn jì

taboo

禁区

jìn qū

restricted area

静止

jìng zhǐ

still

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