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框

kuàng · kuang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. frame (e.g. door frame)
  2. casing
  3. fig. framework
  4. template
  5. to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth)
  6. to frame
  7. to restrict
  8. Taiwan pr. [kuāng]
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In a conversation

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The upside-down photo

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)这张(zhèzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)放进(fàngjìn)框(kuàng)里(lǐ)。

    Liangliang, help me put this photo into the frame.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，这个(zhège)框(kuàng)刚好(gānghǎo)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，放进去(fàngjìnqù)了(le)。

    OK, this frame is just right. Look, it fits.

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，快(kuài)挂(guà)在(zài)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

    Great, hang it on the wall quickly.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，照片(zhàopiàn)是(shì)倒着(dàozhe)的(de)。

    Wait, the photo is upside down.

  5. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，框(kuàng)是(shì)正(zhèng)的(de)就行(jiùxíng)。

    No problem. As long as the frame is straight, it's fine.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)照(zhào)片(piàn)放(fàng)进(jìn)这(zhè)个(gè)木(mù)框(kuàng)里(lǐ)挂(guà)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

Please put the photo into this wooden frame and hang it up.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)用(yòng)红(hóng)笔(bǐ)把(bǎ)错(cuò)字(zì)框(kuàng)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

The teacher circled the wrong characters with a red pen.

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