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架

jià · jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to support
  2. frame
  3. rack
  4. framework
  5. classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
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A piano next door

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！隔壁(gébì)搬(bān)来(lái)了(le)一(yī)架(jià)钢琴(gāngqín)。

    Look! A piano is moving in next door.

  2. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，这么(zhème)大(dà)！谁(shéi)会(huì)弹(tán)？

    Wow, so big! Who can play?

  3. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)他们(tāmen)女儿(nǚér)吧(ba)。我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)要(yào)一(yī)架(jià)！

    Probably their daughter. I want one too!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)房间(fángjiān)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)，放得下(fàngdexià)吗(ma)？

    Your room is so small. Is there space for it?

  5. Liangliang

    放(fàng)在(zài)床上(chuángshàng)！我(wǒ)睡觉(shuìjiào)的(de)时候(shíhou)弹(tán)！

    On the bed! I will play it when I sleep.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)邻居(línjū)还(hái)能(néng)睡觉(shuìjiào)吗(ma)？

    Then can the neighbours sleep?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

要(yào)是(shi)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)架(jià)时(shí)光(guāng)机(jī)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪(nǎ)儿(r)？

If you had a time machine, where would you go?

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)珍(zhēn)吵(chǎo)了(le)架(jià)，但(dàn)是(shì)第(dì)二(èr)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)就(jiù)和(hé)好(hǎo)如(rú)初(chū)了(le)。

Tom and Jane quarreled, but they made up the next morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CP · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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