宵禁
xiāo jìn
Pinyin

Definition

宵禁
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xiāo jìn
  1. night curfew

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiāo yè
  1. 1 midnight snack
  2. 2 late-night snack
tōng xiāo
  1. 1 all night
  2. 2 throughout the night
bù jīn
  1. 1 can't help (doing sth)
  2. 2 can't refrain from
yuán xiāo
  1. 1 Lantern Festival
  2. 2 night of the 15th of the first lunar month
  3. 3 see also: 元夜 yuán yè
  4. 4 sticky rice dumplings
Yuán xiāo jié
  1. 1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

Idioms (9)

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
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
屡禁不止
lǚ jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
屡禁不绝
lǚ jìn bù jué
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)