禁
jìn
Pinyin

Definition

禁
 - 
jìn
  1. to prohibit
  2. to forbid
禁
 - 
jīn
  1. to endure

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

襟
jīn
  1. 1 lapel
  2. 2 overlap of Chinese gown
  3. 3 fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
  4. 4 to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
噤
jìn
  1. 1 unable to speak
  2. 2 silent

Related Words (20)

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
不禁
bù jīn
  1. 1 can't help (doing sth)
  2. 2 can't refrain from
严禁
yán jìn
  1. 1 to strictly prohibit

Idioms (6)

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)
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)
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

Sample Sentences

禁止
jìn zhǐ
forbidden
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禁止停车
jìnzhǐ tíngchē
Do not park
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禁止进入
jìnzhǐ jìnrù
Do not enter
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是…是我的，我应该没有放什么违禁品才对啊，怎么会有问题？
shì …shì wǒ de ，wǒ yīnggāi méiyǒu fàng shénme wéijìnpǐn cái duì ā ，zěnme huì yǒu wèntí ？
It’s… it’s mine. I shouldn’t have any forbidden items, what can the problem be?
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请到这一排来，包包还要再过一次X光机，稍等一下。（哔小姐，里面还是有违禁品，我还要再打开检查一次。
qǐng dào zhè yīpái lái ，bāobāo hái yào zài guò yīcì Xguāng jī ，shāoděng yīxià 。（bì xiǎojie ，lǐmiàn háishi yǒu wéijìnpǐn ，wǒ hái yào zài dǎkāi jiǎnchá yīcì 。
Please join this queue. Your bag still has to go through the X-ray machine again. Please wait for a minute. (Beep) Miss, there are still forbidden items inside, I need to open your bag to inspect again.
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怎么还不行？我剪刀都丢了，里面怎么还会有违禁品？哪来这么多违禁品啊？
zěnme hái bùxíng ？wǒ jiǎndāo dōu diū le ，lǐmiàn zěnme hái huì yǒu wéijìnpǐn ？nǎ lái zhème duō wéijìnpǐn ā ？
What can the problem be now? I’ve already thrown out the scissors, how can there still be forbidden items inside? There can’t be that many forbidden items, can there?
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下半阙借古抒怀、情理交融，遥想周郎何等英雄气概、何等镇定潇洒，然而山河依旧，豪杰安在？转念想到自己怀才不遇，孤身一人在此追想故国英雄，不禁笑叹自己的多情多思。
xià bàn què jiè gǔ shūhuái 、qínglǐ jiāoróng ，yáoxiǎng Zhōu láng héděng yīngxióng qìgài 、héděng zhèndìng xiāosǎ ，ránér shān hé yījiù ，háojié ān zài ？zhuǎn niàn xiǎngdào zìjǐ huái cái bùyù ，gūshēn yī rén zài cǐ zhuīxiǎng gùguó yīngxióng ，bùjīn xiào tàn zìjǐ de duōqíng duōsī 。
The last half of the poem uses the ancient world to express emotion, fusing rationality and emotion, thinking back on how heroic Zhou Yu must have been, how unperturbed and dashing, however the mountains and the rivers remain, but where are the heroes? Then the poet's thoughts turn to his own unrecognized talent, thinking back on heroes from fallen heroes in solitude, and can't help but laugh resignedly at being overcome by thoughts and emotions.
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如果一行诗句可以代表一种诗派，我就愿举这行诗为象征诗派艺术的代表。每次念及，我不禁想起法国现代画家昂利·卢梭（Henri Rousseau）的杰作“沉睡的吉普赛人”。
rúguǒ yìháng shījù kěyǐ dàibiǎo yīzhǒng shī pài ，wǒ jiù yuàn jǔ zhè xíng shī wèi xiàngzhēng shī pài yìshù de dàibiǎo 。měicì niànjí ，wǒ bùjīn xiǎng qǐ Fǎguó xiàndài huàjiā Ánglì ·Lú Suō （Henri Rousseau ）de jiézuò “chénshuì de Jípǔsàirén ”。
If one line of poetry can represent a poetic movement, I would nominate this line to represent Symbolism. Each time I recite this line, I can't help but think of 'The Sleeping Gypsy', a masterpiece by contemporary French artist Henri Rousseau.
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怎么回事呀？你们家厨房以后就是闲人勿进的“军事”禁地了？
zěnmehuíshì ya ？nǐmen jiā chúfáng yǐhòu jiùshì xiánrén wù jìn de “jūnshì ”jìndì le ？
What happened? So now your kitchen has become a restricted entry military zone barring entry to civilians?
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那个野女人问他，”那间紫禁城主题的宾馆一晚多少钱，他肯定趁出差的时候，背着我做了见不得人的事。
nàge yěnǚrén wèn tā ，”nà jiān Zǐjìnchéng zhǔtí de bīnguǎn yī wǎn duōshǎo qián ，tā kěndìng chèn chūchāi de shíhou ，bēizhe wǒ zuò le jiànbude rén de shì 。
That hussy asked him "how much was the forbidden palace themed (love) hotel per night?". I bet he did something absolutely despicable when he was away for work.
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