禁忌

HSK 7-9

jìnjì

taboo; forbidden thing; something to avoid

contraindication (medicine); to abstain from

不要说这个话题。

Don't mention this topic.

在某些文化中，公开谈论死亡是禁忌。

zài certaīn wénhuà zhōng, gōngbāo tánlùn sǐwáng shì jìnkuì.

In some cultures, openly discussing death is taboo.