# 严禁 (yánjìn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 严禁 (yánjìn) means “to strictly forbid”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to strictly forbid
- Pinyin: yánjìn (yan2 jin4)
- Traditional: 嚴禁
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 加油站内严禁吸烟和使用明火。
  Jiāyóuzhàn nèi yánjìn xīyān hé shǐyòng mínghuǒ.
  Smoking and open flames are strictly forbidden inside the gas station.

## Characters

- [严](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-strict/) (yán): strict; rigorous
- 禁 (jìn): to prohibit; to forbid

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-jin-strictly-forbid/

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