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禁

jìn

restrict, prohibit, forbid

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Example sentences

  • 对不起, 我情不自禁。

    Duì bu qǐ wǒ qíng bù zì jīn

    Sorry, I couldn't help it.

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  • 你上次禁食是什么时候?

    Nǐ shàng cì jìn shí shì shén me shí hou

    When was the last time you fasted?

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  • 我禁不住想他会不会准时到。

    Wǒ jīn bu zhù xiǎng tā huì bù huì zhǔn shí dào

    I cannot help wondering if he will come on time.

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  • 我不禁想我的儿子一直都在生。

    Wǒ bù jìn xiǎng wǒ de ér zi yī zhí dōu zài shēng

    I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 禁

  • 禁止jìn zhǐ 4–3 to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
  • 不禁bù jīn 4–1 can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
  • 严禁yán jìn 2–4 to strictly prohibit
  • 禁区jìn qū 4–1 restricted area; forbidden region
  • 情不自禁qíng bù zì jīn 2–4–4–1unable to restrain emotions; cannot help
  • 禁忌jìn jì 4–4 taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
  • 禁不住jīn bu zhù 1–5–4can't help it; can't bear it