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  • 1

    n.taboo

    • xǔ duō jìn jì dà dōu yǔ mí xìn yǒu guān

      许多禁忌迷信有关

      Most taboos were connected with superstition.

    • wǒ men bù néng chù fàn jìn jì

      我们触犯禁忌

      We can't break taboos.

    • bù luò de jìn jì bù zhǔn tā men chī niú ròu

      部落禁忌他们牛肉

      Tribal taboos forbade them to eat beef.

  • 2

    v.contraindication

    • mǒu xiē yào jì duì fēng shī bìng huàn zhě shì yīng jìn jì de

      某些药剂风湿病患者禁忌

      Some medicines should be avoided by sufferers of rheumatism.

  • 3

    v.abstain from

    • jìn jì yān jiǔ

      禁忌

      abstain from smoking and drinking

Word usage

  • "禁忌" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
    • 禁忌

      one taboo

    • 禁忌

      one kind of taboo