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禁止 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ban verb To officially forbid something.
  • forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
  • forbidden adj Not allowed; prohibited.
  • prohibit verb To forbid something officially, usually by law or rule.
  • prohibition noun An act of forbidding something, or a rule that forbids it.
  • taboo noun A subject, word, or action that is avoided or forbidden because of strong social or cultural disapproval.

Senses

禁止 is used for these senses in English:

  • Prohibition (Islam) The 66th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  • ban A prohibition.
  • ban (transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
  • forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
  • forbidden Not allowed; specifically disallowed.
  • prohibit (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
  • prohibition An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
  • taboo An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

ban — full definition

  1. verb To officially forbid something.
  2. noun An official prohibition.

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