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忌讳

jìhuì

“Taboo” in Chinese is 忌讳 (jìhuì).

Meaning

  • taboo
  • to avoid as taboo
  • to abstain from

Example

艺术不同于哲学,它最忌讳抽象。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 集会 (jíhuì, to gather) · 机会 (jīhuì, opportunity)