禁忌
jìn jì
Pinyin

Definition

禁忌
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jìn jì
  1. taboo
  2. contraindication (medicine)
  3. to abstain from

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不禁
bù jīn
  1. 1 can't help (doing sth)
  2. 2 can't refrain from
禁
jīn
  1. 1 to endure
禁忌
jìn jì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3 to abstain from
禁止
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban
切忌
qiè jì
  1. 1 to avoid as taboo
  2. 2 to avoid by all means
严禁
yán jìn
  1. 1 to strictly prohibit
囚禁
qiú jìn
  1. 1 to imprison
  2. 2 captivity
妒忌
dù jì
  1. 1 to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
  2. 2 to be envious
  3. 3 envy
威士忌
wēi shì jì
  1. 1 whiskey (loanword)
忌
jì
  1. 1 to be jealous of
  2. 2 fear
  3. 3 dread
  4. 4 scruple
  5. 5 to avoid or abstain from
  6. 6 to quit
  7. 7 to give up sth
忌口
jì kǒu
  1. 1 abstain from certain food (as when ill)
  2. 2 avoid certain foods
  3. 3 be on a diet
忌妒
jì du
  1. 1 to be jealous of
  2. 2 to envy
  3. 3 jealousy
  4. 4 envy
忌讳
jì huì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 to avoid as taboo
  3. 3 to abstain from
猜忌
cāi jì
  1. 1 to be suspicious and jealous of
禁令
jìn lìng
  1. 1 prohibition
  2. 2 ban
禁区
jìn qū
  1. 1 restricted area
  2. 2 forbidden region
禁用
jīn yòng
  1. 1 to withstand heavy use
  2. 2 durable
禁运
jìn yùn
  1. 1 embargo
  2. 2 export ban (e.g. on weapons)
禁锢
jìn gù
  1. 1 to confine
  2. 2 to imprison
  3. 3 prohibition
  4. 4 shackles
  5. 5 fetters
禁食
jìn shí
  1. 1 to fast
  2. 2 to abstain from eating
  3. 3 to forbid the eating of (certain foods)
  4. 4 a fast

Idioms (12)

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
外宽内忌
wài kuān nèi jì
  1. 1 magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng
  1. 1 to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
屡禁不绝
lu:3 jìn bù jué
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
  1. 1 too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
  2. 2 fragile state of health
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
  1. 1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
百无禁忌
bǎi wú jìn jì
  1. 1 all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
  2. 2 nothing is taboo
童言无忌
tóng yán wú jì
  1. 1 children's words carry no harm (idiom)
讳疾忌医
huì jí jì yī
  1. 1 hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
  2. 2 to keep one's shortcomings secret
  3. 3 to refuse to listen to advice

Sample Sentences

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是啊，中国的同性恋情基本处于地下隐蔽状态，虽然近几年来，同志网站、同志文学、同志电影越来越多，不过在现实生活中，同性恋还是一个比较禁忌的话题。人们一般不会公开谈论。
shì ā ，Zhōngguó de tóngxìng liànqíng jīběn chǔyú dìxià yǐnbì zhuàngtài ，suīrán jìnjǐniánlái ，tóngzhì wǎngzhàn 、tóngzhì wénxué 、tóngzhì diànyǐng yuèláiyuèduō ，bùguò zài xiànshíshēnghuó zhōng ，tóngxìngliàn háishì yī ge bǐjiào jìnjì de huàtí 。rénmen yībān bùhuì gōngkāi tánlùn 。
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这个嘛，怎么说呢，虽然现在社会提倡人人平等，比起过去，大家对同性恋的态度宽容了许多。尤其是接受能力强的年轻人，很多传统禁忌对他们来说都不算什么。不过反对同性恋的现象还是普遍存在的，所以在中国，很少会有人公开自己的同志身份。
zhège ma ，zěnme shuō ne ，suīrán xiànzài shèhuì tíchàng rénrénpíngděng ，bǐqǐ guòqù ，dàjiā duì tóngxìngliàn de tàidu kuānróng le xǔduō 。yóuqí shì jiēshòu nénglì qiáng de niánqīngrén ，hěnduō chuántǒng jìnjì duì tāmen láishuō dōu bùsuàn shénme 。bùguò fǎnduì tóngxìngliàn de xiànxiàng háishì pǔbiàn cúnzài de ，suǒyǐ zài Zhōngguó ，hěnshǎo huì yǒurén gōngkāi zìjǐde tóngzhì shēnfèn 。
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