Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar

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自行车汽车摩托车禁止入内 车辆行人严禁穿行

自行車汽車摩托車禁止入內 車輛行人嚴禁穿行

Zìxíng chē qìchē mótuōchē jìnzhǐ rù nèi Chēliàng xíngrén yánjìn chuānxíng

Bicycles, cars and motorcycles

prohibited from entering

No crossing

(lit. ‘Vehicles and pedestrians are

strictly prohibited from crossing’)

禁止拍照 不准乱扔瓜果皮核

Jìnzhǐ pāi zhào 不准亂扔瓜果皮核

No photographs Bùzhǔn luàn rēng guāguǒ píhé

(lit. ‘Taking photographs is prohibited’) It is not permitted to throw away

melon and fruit peels and pits

禁止吸烟 闲人免进

禁止吸煙 閒人免進

Jìnzhǐ xī yān Xiánrén miǎn jìn

No smoking No admission except on business

(lit. ‘Smoking is prohibited’) (lit. ‘Persons with no business here

are prohibited from entering’)

禁止停车 请勿停车

禁止停車 請勿停車

Jìnzhǐ tíng chē Qǐng wù tíng chē

No parking No parking

(lit. ‘Parking is prohibited’) (lit. ‘Please don’t park’)

禁止摘花 不准随地吐痰

不准隨地吐痰

Jìnzhǐ zhāi huā Bù zhǔn suídì tǔtán

Do not pick the flowers No spitting

(lit. ‘Picking flowers is prohibited’) (lit. ‘Spitting on the ground is

not permitted’)

禁止随地吐痰 请勿随地吐痰

禁止隨地吐痰 請勿隨地吐痰

Jìnzhǐ suídì tǔtán Qǐng wù suídì tǔtán

No spitting No spitting

(lit. ‘Spitting is prohibited’) (lit. ‘Please don’t spit’)