违禁物品 (wéi jìn wù pǐn) — contraband (goods whose possession or import/ex… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An official/legal term for items whose possession, import, or export is banned by law. The writer-style 物品 emphasizes physical goods, more formal than everyday 违禁品.

noun

contraband (goods whose possession or import/export is forbidden by law)

Examples

违禁物品。
Hǎi guān zài huò wù zhōng chá huò le yì pī wéi jìn wù pǐn.
Customs seized a batch of contraband among the goods.
违禁物品。
Xié dài wéi jìn wù pǐn rù jìng jiāng miàn lín fǎ lǜ chǔ fá.
Bringing contraband into the country will face legal penalties.
违禁物品。
Jī chǎng ān jiǎn zhòng diǎn jiǎn chá kě yí wéi jìn wù pǐn.
Airport security focuses on inspecting suspicious contraband.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

违禁prohibited

违wéiviolate禁jìnprohibition

动宾Verb + object

物品goods

物wùthing品pǐnarticle

联合Side by side

违禁物品 combines 违禁 prohibited with 物品 goods to name contraband.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 違; 违 is its simplified writing.

辶韋違

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

韋

韋wéi違wéi

Same sound today

The traditional form 違 pairs 辶, which shows walking, with 韋 to give the sound. The simplified 违 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

林示禁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

示示shìaltar

Sound part声符shēngfú

林

林lín禁jìn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

禁 has 林 above 示, an altar. The 林 part gives the sound, and the altar part connects the character to taboo or restricted matters.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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