Chinese word

禁烟

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn yān

Meaning

  • nounsmoking ban

Example

楼里张贴了禁烟标志。lóu lǐ zhāng tiē le jìn yān biāo zhì

A no-smoking sign is posted in the building.

Illustration for 禁烟 (smoking ban)

More examples

地铁内是禁烟区，请不要吸烟。dì tiě nèi shì jìn yān qū qǐng bú yào xī yān

The subway is a no-smoking area, so please do not smoke.

Core concept

A boundary that keeps smoking out, either through public rules or a person's decision to stop.

Common phrases

  • 禁烟标志jìn yān biāo zhì

    no-smoking sign

  • 禁烟区jìn yān qū

    smoke-free area

  • 全面禁烟quán miàn jìn yān

    complete smoking ban

Similar words

吸烟xī yān: Smoking tobacco as an activity.
戒烟jiè yān: The act of giving up smoking by personal choice.
无烟区wú yān qū: An area where smoking is banned so that no tobacco smoke is present.
禁烟区jìn yān qū: A marked zone in a building or other place where people must not smoke.

Definition in Chinese

表示不允许吸烟的规定、标志或状态。biǎo shì bù yún xǔ xī yān de guī dìng biāo zhì huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

禁 (jìn, "prohibit") + 烟 (yān, "smoke") forms a compact compound meaning that smoking is prohibited.

Usage tips

  • In everyday public Chinese, this word often works as a short label on notices and signs, so it is useful to recognize it without expecting a complete sentence.

Other meanings

  • quit smokingverb
  • no-smokingadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 禁烟令jìn yān lìngsmoking ban ordernoun
  • 禁烟政策jìn yān zhèng cèno-smoking policynoun

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