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禁忌

禁忌 (jìn jì): Taboo / prohibition (Noun, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

禁忌 consists of 2 characters.

to forbid, to prohibit

to avoid, to abstain from; jealousy

Word Info

Pinyinjìn jì

Meaningtaboo / prohibition

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Verb

Word禁忌

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3.

How to Use 禁忌 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 禁忌 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

jìn禁

jì忌

huà话

tí题

neutral

taboo topic

wén文

huà化

jìn禁

jì忌

neutral

cultural taboo

Verb + Objectwith触碰

chù触

pèng碰

jìn禁

jì忌

Noun + Nounwith饮食

yǐn饮

shí食

jìn禁

jì忌

Quantifier + Nounwith诸多

zhū诸

duō多

jìn禁

jì忌

4.

Example Sentences with 禁忌

zhè这

shì是

jìn禁

jì忌

，

bù不

néng能

zuò

neutral

touch a taboo

neutral

dietary taboos

formal

Written

many taboos

做

。

This is taboo, you can't do it.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

shāng商

wù务

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

xún询

wèn问

duì对

fāng方

nián年

líng龄

bèi被

shì视

wèi为

yì一

zhǒng种

jìn禁

jì忌

。

In formal business negotiations, asking about the other party's age is considered a taboo.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

zhī知

dào道

zài在

zàng葬

lǐ礼

shàng上

chuān穿

xiān鲜

yàn艳

de的

yī衣

fu服

shì是

jìn禁

jì忌

ma吗

？

Don't you know that wearing bright clothes at a funeral is a taboo?

zài在

yǒu有

xiē些

wén文

huà化

zhōng中

，

chī吃

niú牛

ròu肉

shì是

jìn禁

jì忌

。

In some cultures, eating beef is taboo.

tā他

cóng从

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

tán谈

lùn论

shī失

bài败

shì是

jìn禁

jì忌

，

fǎn反

ér而

jué觉

de得

zhí值

dé得

fǎn反

sī思

。

He never considers discussing failure a taboo; instead, he thinks it's worth reflecting on.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

cún存

zài在

zhū诸

duō多

wén文

huà化

jìn禁

jì忌

，

dàn但

kuà跨

wén文

huà化

jiāo交

liú流

yī依

rán然

péng蓬

bó勃

fā发

zhǎn展

。

Despite the existence of many cultural taboos, cross-cultural communication continues to flourish.

tǎo讨

lùn论

zhèng政

zhì治

huà话

tí题

zài在

jiā家

tíng庭

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

shì是

gè个

jìn禁

jì忌

。

Discussing political topics is a taboo at family gatherings.

zài在

péng朋

yǒu友

jiān间

，

wǒ我

men们

méi没

shén什

me么

jìn禁

jì忌

huà话

tí题

，

kě可

yǐ以

chàng畅

suǒ所

yù欲

yán言

。

Among friends, we have no taboo topics and can speak freely.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 禁忌.

Words with 禁

禁止jìn zhǐHSK 4
不禁bù jīnHSK 6
严禁yán jìnHSK 6
禁区jìn qūHSK 7-9
禁不住jīn bu zhùHSK 7-9
情不自禁qíng bú zì jīnHSK 7-9

Words with 忌

忌讳jì huìHSK 6
肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànHSK 6
切忌qiè jìHSK 7-9
忌口jì kǒuHSK 7-9
忌妒jì dùHSK 7-9
妒忌dù jì
邹忌Zōujì