禁止

jìnzhǐ

verb HSK 4 #2,613

Meanings

1 to prohibit
2 to forbid
3 to ban

Characters

to prohibit; to forbid

to stop; to halt

Examples

这里禁止吸烟。

Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ xīyān.

Smoking is prohibited here.

禁止拍照！

Jìnzhǐ pāizhào!

Photography is forbidden!

学校禁止学生用手机。

Xuéxiào jìnzhǐ xuéshēng yòng shǒujī.

The school forbids students from using phones.

Tips

grammar

禁止 is followed directly by a verb: 禁止吸烟, 禁止停车, 禁止进入. It's the standard word on prohibition signs in China.

culture

You'll see 禁止 everywhere in China: 禁止吸烟 (No smoking), 禁止停车 (No parking), 禁止拍照 (No photography), 禁止入内 (No entry).

Stroke Order

禁 jìn

止 zhǐ