Chinese word

禁烟区

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn yān qū

Meaning

  • nounno-smoking area

Example

这个公园有禁烟区，请不要吸烟。zhè ge gōng yuán yǒu jìn yān qū qǐng bú yào xī yān

This park has a no-smoking area. Please do not smoke.

Illustration for 禁烟区 (no-smoking area)

More examples

请在禁烟区外吸烟。qǐng zài jìn yān qū wài xī yān

Please smoke outside the no-smoking area.

Core concept

A clearly marked public area where smoking is not allowed.

Common phrases

  • 公园的禁烟区gōng yuán de jìn yān qū

    park's no-smoking area

  • 医院的禁烟区yī yuàn de jìn yān qū

    hospital's no-smoking area

Similar words

无烟区wú yān qū: A designated smoke-free area where smoking is not permitted.
禁烟场所jìn yān cháng suǒ: A place in a building or facility where smoking is prohibited.

Definition in Chinese

在公共场所明确划定、不得进行吸烟行为的区域，常见于公园、车站和商业设施等。zài gōng gòng cháng suǒ míng què huà dìng bù dé jìn xíng xī yān xíng wéi de qū yù cháng jiàn yú gōng yuán chē zhàn hé shāng yè shè shī děng

Word origin

禁烟区 (jìnyānqū, "no-smoking area") is formed from 禁 (jìn, "prohibit") + 烟 (yān, "smoke") + 区 (qū, "area"), so the name combines a restriction with the place it covers.

Usage tips

  • English signs often use the short command "No smoking," while this Chinese noun labels the place itself, making it useful for asking where the restriction applies.

Opposites

Related words

  • 禁烟令jìn yān lìngban on smokingnoun
  • 禁烟标志jìn yān biāo zhìno-smoking signnoun

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