禁止 (jìnzhǐ) means Prohibit (forbid). Below are 8 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
图书馆 禁止 大声说话。
Túshūguǎn jìnzhǐ dàshēng shuō huà.
Talking loudly is forbidden in the library.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 禁止
公共场所 禁止 吸烟。
Gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ jìnzhǐ xīyān.
Smoking is forbidden in public places.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 场所
禁止 随意砍伐树木。
Jìnzhǐ suíyì kǎnfá shùmù.
Felling trees at will is forbidden.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 砍伐
法律 禁止 垄断行为。
Fǎlǜ jìnzhǐ lǒngduàn xíngwéi.
The law forbids monopolistic practices.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 垄断
这个区域 禁止 停车。
Zhège qūyù jìnzhǐ tíngchē.
Parking is forbidden in this zone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 区域
这片山林现在 禁止 打猎。
Zhè piàn shānlín xiànzài jìnzhǐ dǎ liè.
Hunting is now forbidden in this stretch of woodland.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 打猎
市区 禁止 燃放烟花爆竹。
Shìqū jìnzhǐ ránfàng yānhuābàozhú.
Setting off fireworks and firecrackers is banned in the city.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 烟花爆竹
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Questions about 禁止
How is 禁止 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 禁止 (jìnzhǐ, "Prohibit (forbid)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 禁止 an HSK word?
Yes — 禁止 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 禁止?
The dictionary page for 禁止 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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