忌

• Pinyin: jì
• Desglose de hanzi: 忌 = 己 + 心 (self + heart — to restrain oneself; to guard one's heart against something)

Significado

Evitar; abstenerse de; guardarse de.

Common in medical advice (忌辛辣 — avoid spicy food), cultural taboos, and cautionary classical texts. Appears in many compounds: 忌讳 (taboo), 忌口 (dietary restriction), 顾忌 (misgivings), 百无禁忌 (no taboos at all).

Ejemplos

1. 医生叮嘱他术后须忌烟酒，以免影响伤口的正常愈合。
2. 这道传统菜肴在制作过程中忌用铁锅，否则会破坏食材本身的鲜味。
3. 他性格直率，最忌那些表面客气、背地里阳奉阴违的人。

Guía de uso

Contexto: health, culture, food, social norms

Tono: cautionary

Correcto

• 在中医理论的指导下，医师根据患者的体质特点详细列出了调养期间须严格忌食的食物种类，以防饮食不当延误康复进程。(Guided by traditional Chinese medicine theory, the physician listed in detail the types of food the patient must strictly avoid during the recovery period according to their constitution, so as to prevent improper diet from delaying recovery.)
• 这片禁区在当地民间传说中被视为神圣之地，世代居民自觉忌入，奉行着对自然与祖先约定俗成的古老敬畏。(This restricted area is regarded as a sacred site in local folklore; generations of residents voluntarily avoid entering it, practising an ancient reverence for nature and ancestral conventions.)

Incorrecto

• 忌 vs 禁 — 忌 implies a self-imposed or conventional avoidance often based on taboo or caution; 禁 is an explicit prohibition usually issued by authority. Do not use 忌 for legal bans — say 禁止 instead

Origen e historia

忌 = 己 + 心 (self + heart — to guard against something in one's heart)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal