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框架

kuàngjià

framework; frame

The bare frame of a house with a builder beside it
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Characters in this word

框 kuàng

Strokes
10
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 匡 to correct, to revise
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

架 jià

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
加 to add to, to increase, to augment 木 tree
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这份协议只是一个原则框架,具体权利义务还需要继续谈判。 Zhè fèn xiéyì zhǐ shì yí ge yuánzé kuàngjià, jùtǐ quánlì yìwù hái xūyào jìxù tánpàn. This agreement is only a framework of principles; the specific rights and obligations still need further negotiation.
  • 房子的钢铁框架已经搭好了。 Fángzi de gāngtiě kuàngjià yǐjīng dā hǎo le. The steel frame of the house has already been put up.
  • 写文章之前,先把整体框架想清楚。 Xiě wénzhāng zhīqián, xiān bǎ zhěngtǐ kuàngjià xiǎng qīngchu. Before writing an article, first think through the overall structure.

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