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prohibition in Chinese

prohibition in Chinese is 禁止 — prohibition means an act of forbidding something, or a rule that forbids it.

prohibition in Chinese

禁止
noun
Pronounced: jìn zhǐ
An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.

What does "prohibition" mean?

  1. noun An act of forbidding something, or a rule that forbids it.
    "There is a strict prohibition on smoking inside the building."
  2. noun A period during which the making and selling of alcohol was made illegal.
    "Many films about Prohibition show hidden bars behind ordinary shop doors."
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prohibition in a sentence

  • There is a strict prohibition on smoking inside the building.
  • The sign announced a prohibition on swimming in the lake.
  • Many films about Prohibition show hidden bars behind ordinary shop doors.
  • My grandfather loves reading about Prohibition and the secret drinking clubs.

Similar words in Chinese

ban

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What is "prohibition" in Chinese?
"prohibition" in Chinese is 禁止. prohibition means: An act of forbidding something, or a rule that forbids it.
How do you pronounce 禁止?
"prohibition" in Chinese is 禁止, pronounced "jìn zhǐ".
How do you use "prohibition" in a sentence?
Example: "There is a strict prohibition on smoking inside the building." In Chinese, "prohibition" is 禁止.
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