禁足
jìn zú
Pinyin

Definition

禁足
 - 
jìn zú
  1. to forbid sb to go out
  2. to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc)
  3. to ground (as disciplinary measure)
  4. to gate
  5. to curfew
  6. restriction on movement
  7. ban on visiting a place
  8. out of bounds
  9. off limits
  10. caveat

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不足
bù zú
  1. 1 insufficient
  2. 2 lacking
  3. 3 deficiency
  4. 4 not enough
  5. 5 inadequate
  6. 6 not worth
  7. 7 cannot
  8. 8 should not
十足
shí zú
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 complete
  3. 3 hundred percent
  4. 4 a pure shade (of some color)
满足
mǎn zú
  1. 1 to satisfy
  2. 2 to meet (the needs of)
  3. 3 satisfied
  4. 4 content
知足
zhī zú
  1. 1 content with one's situation
  2. 2 to know contentment (hence happiness)
禁
jīn
  1. 1 to endure
禁忌
jìn jì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3 to abstain from
禁止
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban
足
jù
  1. 1 excessive
足以
zú yǐ
  1. 1 sufficient to...
  2. 2 so much so that
  3. 3 so that
足够
zú gòu
  1. 1 enough
  2. 2 sufficient
足球
zú qiú
  1. 1 soccer ball
  2. 2 a football
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 soccer
  5. 5 football
不禁
bù jīn
  1. 1 can't help (doing sth)
  2. 2 can't refrain from
充足
chōng zú
  1. 1 adequate
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 abundant
严禁
yán jìn
  1. 1 to strictly prohibit
囚禁
qiú jìn
  1. 1 to imprison
  2. 2 captivity
国足
guó zú
  1. 1 national soccer team
失足
shī zú
  1. 1 to lose one's footing
  2. 2 to slip
  3. 3 to take a wrong step in life
富足
fù zú
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 plentiful
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
心满意足
xīn mǎn yì zú
  1. 1 perfectly contented (idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly satisfied

Idioms (20)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
  1. 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
  2. 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
  1. 1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. 2 impractical or inelegant solution
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú
  1. 1 lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
  2. 2 fig. to find fault in minor details
  3. 3 nitpicking
  4. 4 overcritical
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
家给人足
jiā jǐ rén zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
屡禁不绝
lu:3 jìn bù jué
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
  1. 1 too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
  2. 2 fragile state of health
心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
  1. 1 the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
心有余，力不足
xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú
  1. 1 The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
  2. 2 I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
  3. 3 The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

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