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forbidden meaning in Chinese

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forbidden (not allowed)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈbɪd.n̩]
[US: fər.ˈbɪd.n̩]

禁止 /jìnzhǐ/adjective

被禁止 /bèi jìnzhǐ/adjective

forbid [forbade, forbidden, forbidding, forbids] (to disallow)
verb
[UK: fə.ˈbɪd]
[US: fər.ˈbɪd]

拒絕verb

拒绝 /jùjué/verb

禁止 /jìnzhǐ/verb

Forbidden City (palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties)
proper noun

故宫 /Gùgōng/proper noun

故宮proper noun

紫禁城 /Zǐjìnchéng/proper noun

forbidden fruit (the fruit forbidden to Adam)
noun
[UK: fə.ˈbɪd.n̩ fruːt]
[US: fər.ˈbɪd.n̩ ˈfruːt]

禁果noun

forbidden fruit is the sweetest (forbidden things seem more appealing)
phrase
[UK: fə.ˈbɪd.n̩ fruːt ɪz ðə ˈswiː.tɪst]
[US: fər.ˈbɪd.n̩ ˈfruːt ˈɪz ðə ˈswiː.təst]

禁果分外甜 /jìnguǒ fēnwài tián/phrase