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禁止吸煙

简禁止吸烟 · 繁禁止吸煙

Mandarin · pinyin jìn zhǐ xī yān

No smoking!

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禁: jìn · restrict, prohibit, forbid
止: zhǐ · stop, halt, desist; detain
吸: xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
煙: Look up this written character
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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4–3–1–1 · jin4 zhi3 xi1 yan1

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no smoking (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area)

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