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forbidding in Chinese

forbidding in Chinese is 敌对 — forbidding means looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.

forbidding in Chinese

敌对
adj
Pronounced: dí duì
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.

What does "forbidding" mean?

  1. adj Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
    "Its forbidding brick and concrete exterior looms over a vast, windswept brick plaza in a style architectural critics, not without admiration, call “The New Brutalism.”"
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forbidding in a sentence

  • Its forbidding brick and concrete exterior looms over a vast, windswept brick plaza in a style architectural critics, not without admiration, call “The New Brutalism.”
  • The old mansion had a forbidding, gothic look to it.

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What is "forbidding" in Chinese?
"forbidding" in Chinese is 敌对. forbidding means: Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
How do you pronounce 敌对?
"forbidding" in Chinese is 敌对, pronounced "dí duì".
How do you use "forbidding" in a sentence?
Example: "The old mansion had a forbidding, gothic look to it." In Chinese, "forbidding" is 敌对.
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