禁用

jìnyòng

verb #30,570

Meanings

1 to prohibit the use of
2 to ban
3 to disable (a feature, a button — in computing)

Characters

Examples

这种药品在中国被禁用。

Zhèzhǒng yàopǐn zài Zhōngguó bèi jìnyòng.

This drug is banned in China.

请在设置中禁用通知。

Qǐng zài shèzhì zhōng jìnyòng tōngzhī.

Please disable notifications in settings.

Tips

usage

Two big modern usages: regulatory bans (banned substances, banned imports) and software ('disable' a feature/account). Antonym in software UI: 启用 (qǐyòng) 'enable'. There's a homograph 禁 (jīn) 'to withstand' giving 禁用 [jīnyòng] 'durable / withstands heavy use', but the [jìn] reading is overwhelmingly more common.

Stroke Order

禁 jìn

用 yòng