宵禁 (xiāo jìn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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宵禁 (xiāo jìn): Curfew (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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宵 • xiāo • night
xiāo
宵
night
禁 • jìn • to forbid, to prohibit
jìn
禁
to forbid, to prohibit
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 宵禁.
Words with
宵
元宵
yuán xiāo
Lantern Festival; glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling)
元宵节
yuán xiāo jié
Lantern Festival
夜宵
yè xiāo
midnight snack
通宵
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tōng xiāo
All night
良宵
liáng xiāo
fine night; pleasant evening
Words with
禁
禁止
jìn zhǐ
to ban; prohibit; forbid
不禁
bù jīn
cannot refrain from; involuntarily; spontaneously
严禁
yán jìn
strictly forbid
禁区
jìn qū
forbidden zone / restricted area
禁忌
jìn jì
taboo / prohibition
禁不住
jīn bu zhù
Can't help / Unable to resist
情不自禁
qíng bú zì jīn
unable to control one's feelings / unable to restrain oneself
囚禁
qiú jìn
imprison; confine
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Example Sentences with 宵禁
Chéng
城
shì
市
zài
在
wǎn
晚
shàng
上
shí
十
diǎn
点
kāi
开
shǐ
始
xiāo
宵
jìn
禁
。
The city starts a curfew at ten o'clock at night.
Xiāo
宵
jìn
禁
qī
期
jiān
间
，
suǒ
所
yǒu
有
rén
人
bì
必
xū
须
dāi
待
zài
在
jiā
家
lǐ
里
。
During the curfew, everyone must stay at home.
