框 (kuàng) — (noun) frame, casing; framework, template; (verb) to circle (draw a circle around something); (verb) to frame, to restrict (figuratively)
Definition
框 as a noun is a physical frame or template (e.g. window frame); as a verb it means to circle something with a pen. Distinct from 框架, which is an abstract structure or framework, and unrelated to 陷害/诬陷, which mean to frame (falsely accuse) a person.
noun
framecasingframeworktemplate
verb
to circle (draw a circle around something)to frameto restrict (figuratively)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Tā men zài ān zhuāng xīn chuāng kuàng.They are installing new window frames.
- 框。Qǐng bǎ zhèng què de dá àn yòng bǐ kuàng qǐ lái.Please circle the correct answer with a pen.
- 框。Bú yào bèi guàn xìng sī wéi kuàng zhù.Don't be restricted by habitual thinking.
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