Navigation
Grammar Levels
HSK 1
27 points
HSK 2
49 points
HSK 3
92 points
HSK 4
99 points
HSK 5
45 points
Resources
Expressing banning with 禁 (jìn)
Negation
Obligation & Necessity
Structure
禁 + Object
Explanation
The verb 禁 (jìn) means "to ban" or "to prohibit." It is a concise and formal way to express that something is forbidden or that an action has been officially restricted. It often appears in compounds like 封禁 (to block/ban an account) or 禁止 (to forbid).
Examples
这款游戏在多个国家被禁了。
zhè kuǎn yóuxì zài duō gè guójiā bèi jìn le.
This game has been banned in multiple countries.
政府决定禁止在公共场所吸烟。
zhèngfǔ juédìng jìnzhǐ zài gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ xīyān.
The government decided to ban smoking in public places.
他的账号因为违规操作被封禁了。
tā de zhànghào yīnwèi wéiguī cāozuò bèi fēngjìn le.
His account was banned due to rule violations.