紫禁城 Zǐ jìn chéng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ zi2 gam3 sing4
- the Forbidden City
- the Imperial Palace in Beijing
- same as 故宫 故宮 Gù gōng ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
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紫
- 紫外线 紫外線 zǐ wài xiàn ㄗˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zi2 ngoi6 sin3 ultraviolet ray
- 甲紫 jiǎ zǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ gaap3 zi2 gentian violet
- 紫外 zǐ wài ㄗˇ ㄨㄞˋ zi2 ngoi6 ultraviolet (ray)
- 紫斑 zǐ bān ㄗˇ ㄅㄢ zi2 baan1 bruise
- 紫晶 zǐ jīng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ zi2 zing1 amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
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- 紫杉 zǐ shān ㄗˇ ㄕㄢ zi2 caam3 Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
- 紫檀 zǐ tán ㄗˇ ㄊㄢˊ zi2 taan4 red sandalwood
- 紫气 紫氣 zǐ qì ㄗˇ ㄑㄧˋ zi2 hei3 purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
- 紫砂 zǐ shā ㄗˇ ㄕㄚ zi2 saa1 a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜兴, used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring
- 紫竹 zǐ zhú ㄗˇ ㄓㄨˊ zi2 zuk1 black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
- 紫米 zǐ mǐ ㄗˇ ㄇㄧˇ zi2 mai5 black rice; purple rice
- 紫胀 紫脹 zǐ zhàng ㄗˇ ㄓㄤˋ zi2 zoeng3 to get red and swollen
- 紫色 zǐ sè ㄗˇ ㄙㄜˋ zi2 sik1 purple
- 紫草 zǐ cǎo ㄗˇ ㄘㄠˇ zi2 cou2 red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
- 紫荆 紫荊 zǐ jīng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ zi2 ging1 Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
- 紫菀 zǐ wǎn ㄗˇ ㄨㄢˇ (botany) aster (Aster tataricus)
- 紫菜 zǐ cài ㄗˇ ㄘㄞˋ zi2 coi3 edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori
- 紫薇 zǐ wēi ㄗˇ ㄨㄟ zi2 mei4 crape myrtle
- 紫藤 zǐ téng ㄗˇ ㄊㄥˊ zi2 tang4 wisteria
- 紫苏 紫蘇 zǐ sū ㄗˇ ㄙㄨ zi2 sou1 beefsteak plant
禁
- 不禁 bù jīn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣ bat1 gam1 can't help (doing sth)
- 严禁 嚴禁 yán jìn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jim4 gam3 to strictly prohibit
- 禁令 jìn lìng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ gam3 ling6 prohibition
- 禁区 禁區 jìn qū ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩ gam3 keoi1 restricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
- 禁忌 jìn jì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ gam3 gei6 taboo
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- 禁止 jìn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ gam3 zi2 to prohibit
- 禁不住 jīn bu zhù ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ kam1 bat1 zyu6 can't help it
- 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cing4 bat1 zi6 gam3 (idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
- 呵禁 hē jìn ㄏㄜ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ho1 gam3 to berate
- 囚禁 qiú jìn ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cau4 gam3 to imprison
- 报禁 報禁 bào jìn ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ bou3 gam3 restrictions on the publication of newspapers
- 失禁 shī jìn ㄕ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sat1 gam3 to lose control of one's bladder or bowels; incontinent
- 宵禁 xiāo jìn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣˋ siu1 gam3 night curfew
- 封禁 fēng jìn ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fung1 gam3 to ban (narcotics, a movie etc)
- 幽禁 yōu jìn ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jau1 gam3 to place under house arrest; to imprison
- 拘禁 jū jìn ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄣˋ keoi1 gam3 constraint
- 查禁 chá jìn ㄔㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ caa4 gam3 to prohibit
- 海禁 hǎi jìn ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hoi2 gam3 prohibition on entering or leaving by sea
- 犯禁 fàn jìn ㄈㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ faan6 gam3 to violate a ban
- 监禁 監禁 jiān jìn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gaam1 gam3 to imprison
城
- 商城 shāng chéng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄥˊ soeng1 sing4 shopping center
- 城区 城區 chéng qū ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩ sing4 keoi1 city district
- 城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 city; town
- 城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ sing4 coeng4 city wall
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
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- 城镇 城鎮 chéng zhèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ sing4 zan3 town
- 长城 長城 Cháng chéng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ coeng4 sing4 the Great Wall
- 众志成城 眾志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ zung3 zi3 sing4 sing4 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
- 上城 Shàng chéng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ soeng5 sing4 see 上城区
- 云城 Yún chéng ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ wan4 sing4 see 云城区
- 交城 Jiāo chéng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄥˊ gaau1 sing4 see 交城县
- 京城 jīng chéng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ging1 sing4 capital of a country
- 任城 Rèn chéng ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ jam6 sing4 see 任城区
- 倾城 傾城 qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 sing4 coming from everywhere
- 内城 內城 nèi chéng ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ noi6 sing4 inner castle
- 全城 quán chéng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 whole city
- 南城 Nán chéng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ naam4 sing4 see 南城县
- 占城 Zhān chéng ㄓㄢ ㄔㄥˊ zim1 sing4 see 占婆
- 古城 gǔ chéng ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ gu2 sing4 ancient city
- 名城 míng chéng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ming4 sing4 famous city
Idioms with these characters
- 白苋紫茄 白莧紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄝˊ baak6 jin6 zi2 ke2 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
- 姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng ㄔㄚˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ caa3 zi2 jin1 hung4 lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom)
- 万紫千红 萬紫千紅 wàn zǐ qiān hóng ㄨㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ maan6 zi2 cin1 hung4 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
- 百无禁忌 百無禁忌 bǎi wú jìn jì ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ baak3 mou4 gam3 gei6 all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
- 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ling6 hang4 gam3 zi2 lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)
- 屡禁不绝 屢禁不絕 lǚ jìn bù jué ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ leoi5 gam3 bat1 zyut6 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
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- 屡禁不止 屢禁不止 lǚ jìn bù zhǐ ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ leoi5 gam3 bat1 zi2 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
- 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cing4 bat1 zi6 gam3 (idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
- 弱不禁风 弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄥ joek6 bat1 gam1 fung1 lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom)
- 喜不自禁 xǐ bù zì jīn ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄣ hei2 bat1 zi6 gam3 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
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- 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí ㄍㄠ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄔˊ gou1 sing4 sam1 ci4 high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense
- 攻城略地 gōng chéng lüè dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 sing4 loek6 dei6 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
- 满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ ㄇㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ mun5 sing4 fung1 jyu5 lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
- 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ king1 gwok3 king1 sing4 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 围城打援 圍城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢˊ wai4 sing4 daa2 wun4 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
- 胸无城府 胸無城府 xiōng wú chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 mou4 sing4 fu2 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
- 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˇ hung1 jau5 sing4 fu2 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom
Example sentences
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明代 十五 世纪 世紀 初 紫禁城 是 北京 的 中心 。
In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century) the centre of Beijing was the Forbidden City.
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