禁忌

jìnjì

noun HSK 7-9 #12,535

Measure Word

一个禁忌 gè

Meanings

1 taboo
2 prohibition
3 contraindication

Characters

to prohibit; to forbid

to avoid; taboo

Examples

每种文化都有自己的禁忌。

Měizhǒng wénhuà dōu yǒu zìjǐ de jìnjì.

Every culture has its own taboos.

在中国，送钟是一个禁忌。

Zài Zhōngguó, sòng zhōng shì yígè jìnjì.

In China, giving a clock as a gift is a taboo.

Tips

culture

Common Chinese taboos: gifting clocks (送钟 sounds like 送终 'to bid farewell to the dead'), the number 4 (sounds like 死 'death').

Stroke Order

禁 jìn

忌 jì