禁酒

jìnjiǔ

noun #17,806

Meanings

Literally 'ban alcohol' — can refer to legal prohibition or personal abstinence.

Měiguó céngjīng shíxíng guo jìnjiǔ lìng.

The United States once enforced Prohibition.

Yīshēng jiànyì tā jìnjiǔ.

The doctor advised him to abstain from alcohol.

history

禁酒令 (prohibition order) has a long history in China — multiple dynasties banned alcohol production to conserve grain during famines.

禁 jìn

酒 jiǔ