Word

禁止 (jìn zhǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

禁止 (jìn zhǐ) is a Chinese word: to prohibit. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 禁止

动 dòng verb

to prohibit

这里禁止吸烟。

zhè lǐ jìn zhǐ xī yān

Smoking is prohibited here.

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Word breakdown

禁 jìn — to forbid

止 zhǐ — to stop

Structure & writing
1 禁 jìn — to forbid; to prohibit
Xpinyin

禁 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

Stroke order

2 止 zhǐ — to stop; to come to a halt
止 is a component in 14 characters

止 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order