查禁 (chá jìn) — to ban, to prohibit
Definition
查禁 (chá jìn) means 'to ban' in the formal/official sense — an authority investigates and then prohibits (books, sites, events). Stronger and more official than the everyday 禁止.
verb
to banto prohibit
Examples
- 查禁。Zhè běn xiǎo shuō yīn wèi nèi róng mǐn gǎn bèi chá jìn le.This novel was banned because its content is sensitive.
- 查禁。Zhèng fǔ zuì jìn chá jìn le xǔ duō fēi fǎ wǎng zhàn.The government recently banned many illegal websites.
- 查禁。Nà ge huó dòng yīn wèi ān quán yuán yīn bèi chá jìn le.That event was prohibited for safety reasons.
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