禁烟 (jìn yān) — to ban smoking; (historical) to ban opium
Definition
禁烟 literally bans 烟 (smoke/tobacco/opium). Modern usage = 'ban smoking' (in public places); the historical sense refers to anti-opium campaigns like 虎门销烟.
verb
to ban smoking(historical) to ban opium
Examples
- 禁烟。Hěn duō chéng shì yǐ jīng kāi shǐ shí xíng jìn yān zhèng cè.Many cities have already begun implementing smoking-ban policies.
- 。Zhè ge jiǔ bā céng jīng jìn guò yì nián yān.This bar once banned smoking for a year.
- 禁烟。Lì shǐ shàng zhù míng de hǔ mén xiāo yān jiù shì yí cì dà guī mó de jìn yān yùn dòng.The famous Opium Destruction at Humen in history was a large-scale anti-opium campaign.
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