to ban; prohibit; forbid (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
禁止 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这里禁止吸烟。 zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ xīyān. - Smoking is prohibited here.
公园内禁止骑车。 gōngyuán nèi jìnzhǐ qíchē. - Riding bicycles is prohibited in the park.
公司禁止员工在工作时间玩游戏。 gōngsī jìnzhǐ yuángōng zài gōngzuò shíjiān wán yóuxì. - The company prohibits employees from playing games during work hours.
禁止乱扔垃圾。 jìnzhǐ luàn rēng lājī. - Littering is prohibited.
实验室禁止进入未授权人员。 shíyànshì jìnzhǐ jìnrù wèi shòuquán rényuán. - Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering the laboratory.
Characters
禁 jìn - forbid |
止 zhǐ - to stop; (of a period of time) to end; only |