禁运

禁運

jìnyùn

noun #30,347

Meanings

1 embargo
2 trade ban (typically on weapons or strategic goods)

Characters

to forbid; to ban

Examples

HSK 4

联合国对该国实施了武器禁运。

Liánhéguó duì gāiguó shíshī le wǔqì jìnyùn.

The UN imposed an arms embargo on that country.

HSK 7-9

高科技产品被列入禁运清单。

Gāokējì chǎnpǐn bèi lièrù jìnyùn qīngdān.

High-tech products have been placed on the embargo list.

Tips

usage

禁 "to ban" + 运 "transport," literally "banned transport." Almost exclusively in news and diplomatic contexts: 武器禁运 (arms embargo), 贸易禁运 (trade embargo). Verb form: 实施禁运 (impose an embargo).

Stroke Order

禁 jìn

运 yùn