Definition
框框 is a reduplicated form of 框 (frame). It can refer to a literal frame or circle, but more often it is used figuratively to mean rigid conventions, restrictions, or fixed patterns that limit creativity or progress. In modern Chinese, it frequently appears in phrases like 打破旧框框 (to break old conventions). This dual usage — concrete boundary and abstract constraint — makes it important to recognize the context.
n.
(figurative) restrictionconventionset pattern(literal) framecircleboundary
Examples
- 框框。Chuántǒng de kuàng kuàng xiànzhì le wǒmen de sīwéi.Traditional conventions limit our thinking.
- 框框，。Wǒmen yào gǎnyú dǎpò jiù kuàng kuàng, chuàngzào xīn fāngfǎ.We must dare to break old patterns and create new methods.
- 框框。Tā zài zhǐ shàng huà le yí gè kuàng kuàng.He drew a circle on the paper.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.